Lift the Arms Embargo on Cyprus
Doug Bandow, National Interest
Eliminating the arms embargo would redress a great imbalance in U.S. policy.
Doug Bandow, National Interest
Eliminating the arms embargo would redress a great imbalance in U.S. policy.
David Curtis Wright, Globe&Mail
As Beijing and Washington lock horns, there are unnerving echoes for Canadians experiencing a Cold War conflict once again
Isabel Hardman, Spectator
Dear Chief Secretary, I'm afraid there is no money. Kind regards and good luck!' Liam Byrne will forever be haunted by the note he left on his desk for his successor in 2010. Both coalition parties
Financial Times
Brij Maharaj, Daily Maverick
A dodgy 1980s Indian arms deal echoes the murk and dirt surrounding the South African version in the 1990s, including the miserable failure of the Seriti Commission to properly investigate the scandal.
Ziad Zafar, The American Interest
A series of hydra-headed crises threatens to plunge Pakistan into chaos.
Robyn Mak, Reuters
(Reuters Breakingviews) - Hong Kong will pay the price of Chief Executive Carrie...
Economist
Moscow's rule brings mega-projects, stagnation and arrests
Anna Nemtsova, Atl.
Abroad, Putin is perceived as the master orchestrator of all of Russia's actions. But his hold on the state's security services is more limited.
Theodore Dalrymple, First Things
n a recent debate in Prospect magazine on the question of whether modern architecture has ruined British towns and cities, Professor James Stevens Curl, one of Britain's most distinguished architectural historians, wrote as his opening salvo:
P. Bock, Guardian
The innovation-obsessed president is at odds with most French people who would like a faithful restoration of the cathedral, says French journalist Pauline Bock
Shyam Saran, Ind. Ex.
As US-China competion intensifies, India should refrain from taking sides
David Smilde & Abraham Lowenthal, New York Times
Many remain skeptical of ??dialogue,?? but effective local leadership, backed by strong international support, can forge agreements that work.
Keith Johnson & Lara Seligman, FP
Advanced U.S. weapons are almost entirely reliant on rare-earth materials only made in Chinaand they could be a casualty of the trade war.
Akhilesh Pillalamarri, American Conservative
Hindu revivalism has sparked fear in the West---but it shouldn't. Here's why.
Nina Khrushcheva, Project Syndicate
At a time when US President Donald Trump is waging a trade war against China, Chinese President Xi Jinping has found a new best friend in his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. But is this new friendship really in Russia's best interest?
Matthew Continetti, National Review
Fareed Zakaria has a major essay in the July / August issue of Foreign Affairs on The Self-Destruction of American Power.'
Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs
American hegemony's death was self-inflicted, the result of Washington's bad habits and bad behavior.