Did Putin Win the EU elections?
Roman Dobrokhotov, Al Jazeera
European populists have proclaimed victory at the EU vote. Should the Kremlin rejoice?
Roman Dobrokhotov, Al Jazeera
European populists have proclaimed victory at the EU vote. Should the Kremlin rejoice?
Matthew D'Ancona, Guardian
It??s not just that they fear the Brexit party, they want to be the Brexit party, says Guardian columnist Matthew d??Ancona
Nigel Farage, Telegraph
My party has just won a national election, yet pollsters are still omitting it from their surveys
Gwythian Prins, Washington Examiner
The slow motion resignation of long-since powerless British Prime Minister Theresa May, who is embarrassingly clinging to office until after President Trump's state visit, is "interesting" in both senses of the Chinese sage. May's unlamented departure is "interesting" (good) because it is a direct
Doug Bandow, National Interest
Albright typifies the arrogance and hawkishness of Washington blob.
Nile Gardiner & Theodore Bromund, Heritage
President Donald Trump will make a state visit to the United Kingdom from June 3 to 5. This is only the third state visit by a U.S. President to America's closest ally since 1945. While Presidents as important to the AngloAmerican Special Relationship as Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan have visited Britain, none did so as part of a state visit.
Bettina Vestring, Berlin Policy Journal
Germany's Greens came to be the big winners of the European electionsby cornering the young vote.
Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail
PETER HITCHENS: Alastair Campbell is a great man, but not in a good way. I think the time has come to wonder why we know so little of this enormously powerful and influential individual.
S. Appiah-Mensah, AA
In the uncertainty that follows the removal of long-standing leaders, the AU can and should have an important role to play.
Vivian Bercovici, Commentary
Benjamin Netanyahu's surprising election victory was seen as evidence of his superior political talents. His coalition's collapse tells a different story.
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
The biggest takeaway from the European Parliament elections, which were held last weekend, is that the political center continued its decadelong retreat.
Melvyn Krauss, Bloomberg View
GDP growth is OK, but that metric looks backward. Forward-looking indicators show that a calming presence is crucial at the ECB.
Wolfgang Mnchau, Financial Times
Successor to Mario Draghi needs a willingness to admit errors.
Jonathan Tobin, National Review
There is a perception that Benjamin Netanyahu has been weakened and may be nearing the end of his time as Israel's leader.
J. Detsch & A. Zaman, Al Monitor
A Pentagon spokesman told Al-Monitor that its concerns with Ankara's purchase of the Russian missile defense system cannot be mitigated.
Damir Marusic, The American Interest
The Israeli-Palestinian peace movement got momentum at the end of history. Now that history is back, peace seems further and further away.
A. Oppenheimer, Herald
Six months after Mexico's President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador's Dec. 1 inauguration, there are reasons to be worried about Mexico's future, for reasons that go far beyond President Trump's insane plan to impose tariffs on Mexican imports.
Charles Edel & Hal Brands, Foreign Policy
How should Washington deal with an authoritarian regime that is expanding its influence abroad and repressing its citizens at home? That is the question the United States faces today in dealing with Xi Jinping's China. But it is not a new challenge. After World War II, the United States faced another authoritarian state intent on expanding its borders, intimidating its neighbors, undermining democratic institutions, exporting its authoritarian model... Читать дальше...
Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic
The grief at the Normandy American Cemetery feels world-historical.