Is Corbynization the Democratic Party's Future?
Robert Philpot, Commentary
How Britain's Labour Party was transformed, and how to stop it from happening hereView Post
Robert Philpot, Commentary
How Britain's Labour Party was transformed, and how to stop it from happening hereView Post
Melanie Amann & Ann-Katrin Mller, Der Spiegel
The far-right fringe of Germany's populist Alternative for Germany party is gaining ground. Politicians in the party who once opposed the wing and its leader, Bjrn Hcke, have abandoned their resistance and are taking steps to embrace the extremists.
Joseph Nathan, Asia Times
The time has come for the region's corrupt politicians to return to serving their people
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
We all live in the past. We were born in a certain place and time, to a certain family that believed certain things and shared those things with others in the community. Even when we reject our past, we cannot reject the joys and traumas that shaped us, nor the failures, successes, embarrassments and enemies that we and our families faced. The one thing that cannot be forgotten is our memory of the past, our victories, defeats, heroism and cowardice. We can... Читать дальше...
Nikki Haley, Foreign Affairs
Getting tough on trade is just the first step toward countering China.
Douglas Bloomfield, Jerusalem Post
There are signs that Trump may be softening on Iran ?? as he did after his full verbal assault on North Korea before backing down in exchange for a grip-and-grin photo op.
Jack Detsch, Al Monitor
The Donald Trump administration said today it would formally kick Turkey out of the F-35 program after Ankara took delivery of a Russian air defense system that could threaten the American fighter's stealth capabilities. In a White House statement sent five days after Turkey began taking deliveries of the Moscow-made S-400, press secretary Stephanie Grisham said the F-35 cannot...
Austin Bodetti, The Diplomat
While Prayut focuses on solidifying control over Bangkok, the insurgency in the south has gained strength.
David Pilling, Financial Times
He championed one of the biggest global health initiatives in history.
Thomas de Waal, Moscow Times
Opinion When Georgian-Russian relations suffer a downturn as they have over the crisis of the last month the people who live in Abkhazia suffer too.
M. Colborne, BIRN
A far-right militant movement in Ukraine is forging ties with like-minded politicians and war veterans in European Union member Croatia, a BIRN investigation reveals.
Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review
It pretends to be a free-trader protecting the status quo. Trump should highlight that it's becoming more like North Korea by the day.
A.E. Clark, Law and Liberty
What is ahead for China? George Magnus takes us on a tour of the economic traps in which he thinks the Chinese leadership finds itself.
Ryan Heath, Politico EU
New Commission president has more going for her than her critics admit.
Heather Conley & Matthew Melino, CSIS
More than a decade ago at the 2008 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Bucharest, North Macedonia was assured it could one day become a member of NATO, but the lack of a resolution with Greece over the country's name prolonged the process and resulted in the country's political drift away from Western institutional standards. Nonetheless, on June 17, 2018, the foreign ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia signed the historic Prespa Agreement... Читать дальше...
Yoichiro Sato, Japan Times
Should Japan take part in another U.S.-led 'coalition of the willing'?