We Must Sink to Boris's Level, But Ken Clarke Refuses to Drown
Tom Peck, Ind.
The PM is suffering humiliation after humiliation. And overnight, his mere presence has elevated Jeremy Corbyn to the status of a great statesman
Tom Peck, Ind.
The PM is suffering humiliation after humiliation. And overnight, his mere presence has elevated Jeremy Corbyn to the status of a great statesman
Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic
Matteo Salvini is not merely a Donald Trump facsimilethe Italian politician has been testing whether Facebook likes translate into votes, and is remaking his country along the way.
James Nixey & Mathieu Boulgue, Chatham House
The French president may well be standing tall over his European counterparts, but his overtures toward the Kremlin are repeating the mistakes of so many other Western leaders, past and present.
Daniel Kochis, Heritage Foundation
Denmark has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. President Donald Trump's unexpected interest in buying Greenland and his subsequent postponement of a planned State Department visit to Copenhagen rankled Danish feathers and left many on both sides of the Atlantic scratching their heads.It is a shame. As important as Greenland is for U.S.-Danish relations, and indeed for the future of the Arctic, America's alliance with Denmark is about far more than this icy isle.
Sumantra Maitra, The Federalist
Twenty-one Conservative Party MPs defected to the Liberals-Democrats to damage the new Boris Johnson government and oppose a No-Deal Brexit on October 31.
Michael Young, National
Moves to cut funding for state institutions will only cripple them and push an economy in crisis over the edge
Stephen Bush, NS
After ten hours and sixteen votes, an agreement has been reached between supporters and opponents of Brexit in the House of Lords to pass Hilary Benn's bill to seek an extension to Article 50 by 5pm on Friday, which means that it is certain to become a law and a general election is on the way. But when? The various opponents of a no-deal Brexit agree on the answer as soon as their move to seek an extension has been legally confirmed. But they disagree about what that means: does it mean after the bill has become a law? Читать дальше...
D. Rawson, FSJ
In the immediate wake of regime changes in Sudan and Algeria last April, The Economist magazine published a feature on coups, charting factors that might make them predictable and possibly preventable. The questions asked about regime change can also be asked about intrastate violence, insurrection and genocide. Are these generators of mass atrocities predictable and preventable?
Paul Taylor, Politico EU
Tide may have turned against nationalist right.
Philip Stephens, Financial Times
Spooked by Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson now leads an English nationalist party
Ben Caspit, Al Monitor
Destroying the precision missile project of Hezbollah and Iran has now become the second-most important priority of Israel after eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat.
Dalibor Rohac & Scott Cullinane, National Review
The U.S. and the E.U. have their disagreements, but in today's world, transatlantic cooperation remains vital.
Gideon Skinner, Guardian
We know what the parties' strengths and weaknesses are, but predicting what that means in terms of seats is difficult, says pollster Gideon Skinner
Stephen Glover, Daily Mail
STEPHEN GLOVER: I want Boris to listen to people who wish him and the Tory Party well, rather than restless intellectuals who might easily regard a Corbyn government as a fascinating experiment.
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
First, the lights in Taiwan go out.