Pre-Elections Conundrums
Ori Wertman, Jerusalem Post
If the poll forecasts are correct regarding the political blocs, the establishment of a secular unity government ?? Likud, Blue and White, and Yisrael Beytenu is in the cards.
Ori Wertman, Jerusalem Post
If the poll forecasts are correct regarding the political blocs, the establishment of a secular unity government ?? Likud, Blue and White, and Yisrael Beytenu is in the cards.
Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
Families declining, faith expiring, economic growth paralyzed -- and now Italy's most popular politician is fighting with the Pope
Abbas Kadhim, Cairo Review
Reconstruction in Iraq cannot be achieved without universal reconciliation, economic and education reform, and equitable application of the rule of law
Zev Chafets, Bloomberg
Michael Khodarkovsky, New York Times
On the eve of regional elections, the Kremlin has turned to tricks, threats and shows of force to get past the shadows of protests and falling approval ratings for Russia??s president.
Anand Menon, Guardian
New research outlines the real consequences of crashing out, says Anand Menon, director of The UK in a Changing Europe
Tobias Harris, East Asia Forum
On 20 November 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become the longest-serving prime minister since the position was created. It's a noteworthy achievement, but it is particularly remarkable given that it was unlikely that Abe would get another chance to lead Japan after he resigned as prime minister in 2007 following a first, disastrous one-year tenure. Still, his legacy as a leader remains uncertain.
Stephen Kinzer, Boston Globe
A plane carrying UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjld, one of the 20th century??s greatest peacemakers, fell from the air in the heart of Africa. More than a half century later, the truth is beginning to emerge.
Nikolaus Piper, Worldcrunch
It has become fashionable to blame the climate crisis on the economy, but it's important to fight against this misconception, and the trivialization of the problem.
Matt Snape, The Commentator
Matt Snape agrees with the chief economist of Deutsche Bank that a No Deal Brexit is not the end of the world.
Mike Chinoy, Yale Global
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic
A national vote in the run-up to the country's deadline to withdraw from the European Union will be dangerous.
Alberto Nardelli et al, BuzzFeed
The identities of the Russian men behind the proposed oil deal to fund Italy's far right have been shrouded in mystery until now. Their connections extend into Vladimir Putin's inner circle.
S. Payne, J. Pickard, J. Kao & C. Nevitt, Financial Times
Ivan Rogers, Spectator
As so often in the last three years, much of our political debate is ducking the central strategic questions and is obsessing, in increasingly hysterical fashion on all sides, about tactical ones. We
Gordon Chang, National Interest
"Market participants never like disruptive policies, but a reordering of global trade is now occurring and that will change history. That, for Donald John Trump, is what winning looks like."
Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Policy
To pull its weight, it needs to start seeing itself as a normal country, subject to the same pressures as all its neighbors.
Dalia Marin, Project Syndicate
Eastern Germans vote, think, and feel differently than western Germans do, as the results of the September 1 regional elections make clear. To help tackle the underlying economic causes of this divide, the federal government should introduce incentives to encourage foreign investment in the east of the country.