Freedom Lives on the Streets of Hong Kong
Noah Rothman, Commentary
Donald Trump doesn't serve his or America's interests by remaining silent on Hong Kong. These protests embody the American-led liberal order's promise.
Noah Rothman, Commentary
Donald Trump doesn't serve his or America's interests by remaining silent on Hong Kong. These protests embody the American-led liberal order's promise.
Rupakjyoti Borah, Nikkei Asian Review
New Delhi does not want China to dominate its backyard so has started spending
T. Wilson & D. Blood, FT
The Rwandan government says poverty has reduced progressively since 2001 in the country of 12m people. But according to an FT analysis of survey data published by the Rwandan bureau of statistics, poverty increased during at least one important period the run-up to a referendum in 2015 that allowed Mr Kagame to extend his then 15-year rule for up to another two decades.
Tim Lister, Sebastian Shukla & Clarissa Ward, CNN
A mix of guns-for-hire and clever PR is designed to increase Moscow's influence, outmaneuver its rivals and re-assert itself as a major player in Africa
George Eaton, New Statesman
Globalisation's forward march was once assumed to be unstoppable. The world would ceaselessly become more politically, economically and culturally integrated. In his 2005 Labour Party conference speech, Tony Blair declared: I hear people say we have to stop and debate globalisation. You might as well debate whether autumn should follow summer. When asked in 2007 which US presidential candidate he was supporting in the forthcoming election, Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chair... Читать дальше...
Stephen Grootes, Daily Maverick
If Cyril Ramaphosa was to fix SOEs, solve the Eskom crisis and create millions of jobs, he would go down in history as a great president. It would make his re-election as ANC leader easier in 2022. So why is he not doing it yet?
Bruce Riedel, Al Monitor
The loss of Aden is the latest in a long stream of strategic blunders in Yemen by the Saudi leadership.
Dalia Ghanem, Washington Post
Algeria??s military will probably continue its direct and open involvement in politics, despite protests.
Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner
Returning from a week in Britain (where I was raised), I bring two important reports to America: Our infiltrator to the Royal Family, Meghan Markle, is well and popular. Also, Britons are bored of Brexit.
A. Roxburgh, G'dian
There's little hope of an improvement in relations so long as the Russian president's 20-year reign continues, says former Moscow correspondent Angus Roxburgh
S. Glover, Daily Mail
STEPHEN GLOVER: One of the more extraordinary developments of recent years is that the Tories have carelessly thrown away their reputation for being the dependable party of law and order.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg View
Why hasn't the rest of the world rallied more in support and defense of the protesters?
Bonnie Kristian, The Hill
In the immediate future, there are two obvious steps for this strategic reorientation.
Tom Plate, SCMP
The chaos in Hong Kong comes as the US-China relationship wanders into dangerous territory. It is now believed in Washington that Beijing can do no right because the Communist Party can only do wrong.
Jiangli Yang & Aaron Rhodes, The American Interest
Hong Kong can show Xi Jinping that repressing freedom is a no-win proposition.