K. Shaheen, The National
Stoked and exploited by politicians, this sentiment has grave implications for some of the world's most vulnerable people
Anthony Browne, Spectator
How bad would a no-deal Brexit really be? This is now perhaps the most important question in politics, and the one provoking greatest disagreement. The answer will help decide whether parliament
Michael O'Hanlon & Sean Zeigler, USA Today
It might be a popular phrase to drum up clicks and interest, but the U.S. is definitely not on the brink of the next Cold War with Russia and China.
F. Bermingham, South China Morning Post
The city state is considered to be a bellwether for the region and its trade malaise is indicative of weak demand elsewhere along with bad news for China's economy.
S. Kidane & M. Plaut, African Arguments
Dalibor Rohac, The American Interest
In the EU leadership contest, the Visegrd countries have succeeded in stymying their opponents but have failed utterly to advance their own interests.
Metin Gurcan, Al Monitor
Some parts of the Russian made S-400 missile system arrived in Ankara in the last several days, but none of the shipment included missiles.
Bill Gentile, Daily Beast
Bill Gentile was a young freelancer risking everything to report on the revolutions. Here he begins the story of what he discovered about war, journalism, and himself.
Bildt & Leonard, ECFR
The EU's foreign policy is inadequate to the task of keeping Europe safe in today's world of great power politics and uncertainty.
David Runciman with Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times
David Runciman, a politics and history professor at Cambridge University, talks about his book "How Democracy Ends".
B. Waterfield, The Times
The coronation of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president harks back to a golden pre-Brexit age when the EU's executive was a Franco-German project. Her most persuasive attribute for...
Noah Smith, Bloomberg View
Even before Trump, the country was pursuing a go-it-alone economic strategy that had little use for trade.
Mohammed Hanif, New York Times
The country looks like a struggling dictatorship.
Nahal Toosi, Politico EU
Ursula von der Leyen wins plaudits from US national security officials, but even some of her fans worry that her ascent will further fray the tenuous US-EU relationship.
George Walden, New Statesman
Foreseeing the rise of fascism, in 1930 the Spanish philosopher Jos Ortega y Gasset warned in The Revolt of the Masses of a rising demand for action and an end to discussion. The baying for a no-deal Brexit on the Faragista right has taken on a fascistic flavour, while debate on how we became trapped in our descending spiral has closed. The Tories and Nigel Farage will bear historical responsibility, but that is far from the whole story. Brexit, a breakdown of the national psyche... Читать дальше...
S. Polnia Rios & P. De Motta Viega, AQ