Double Standards on Ukraine
Andrew McCarthy, National Review
Vice President Biden pressured Ukraine into firing the prosecutor who was investigating the energy company that had appointed Hunter Biden to its board.
Andrew McCarthy, National Review
Vice President Biden pressured Ukraine into firing the prosecutor who was investigating the energy company that had appointed Hunter Biden to its board.
Christopher Miller, RFERL
U.S. President Donald Trump asserts that Joe Biden pushed for the ouster of Ukraine's chief prosecutor to quash a probe into a Burisma, a gas company with Biden's son on its board. Officials and anti-corruption activists in Kyiv say Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin had shelved the case long before and was fired for his failure to prosecute that case.
Melinda Haring, Atlantic Council
Many of the names in the Ukraine controversy are new to general readers, so we attempt to answer a few basic questions. If you have others, please drop us a line on Twitter.
Stephen Glover, Daily Mail
Boris Johnson memorably said three weeks ago, though it seems like an age, that he would rather be 'dead in a ditch' than delay Brexit beyond October 31. The truth is that he's already in a ditch.
Ferdinand Mount, London Review of Books
There is still no plaque at the Midland Hotel, Birmingham (now rebranded as the Macdonald Burlington), to mark the spot where Enoch Powell delivered his famous speech on 20 April 1968. Yet of all the speeches delivered by British politicians in the 20th century, or come to that in the . . .
Casey Chalk, TAC
Our wars in Iraq, Libyaeven Vietnamhave been devastating for Christians. So why won't we stop?
Benjamin Haas, ChinaFile
Foreign companies continue to conduct business in Xinjiang despite widespread evidence of human rights abuse. This list identifies 68 European companies with ties to Xinjiang ranging from building infrastructure and investing in joint ventures to selling cars and running retail shops. The companies all appear on either the Fortune Global 500 list or the Euro Stoxx 50 index.
Stratfor Worldview
Russia's strategy to exert influence in Africa has been underway for two years, though it's so far largely consisted of more covert, bilateral activities. But that's slated to change come Oct. 22, when Moscow hosts its first-ever pan-African summit in the city of Sochi. The inaugural meeting will provide a platform for Russia to present a more positive view of its intentions in Africa, where it can act as an enabler in economic and political affairs.
Pavel Aptekar, Moscow Times
Opinion Moscow's sharp reaction to the armed conflict with North Korean fishermen reflects its deeper frustration with a wide range of Pyongyang's policies.
T. Galen Carpenter, Federalist
Lost in all the partisan bickering is a more important issue: Washington's relationship with Ukraine and whether that really serves America's interests.
Leonid Bershidsky, Moscow Times
After years of procrastination, Russia, the world's fourth-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has officially joined the Paris climate agreement, which it signed in 2016. It shows that President Vladimir Putin's views of climate change are evolving and he wants his government to do more.
Martin Kramer, Mosaic
From the Yom Kippur War to the Arab Spring, events considered impossible happen in the Middle East with unusual frequency. Here are seven; when will the eighth appear?
Joschka Fischer, Project Syndicate
French President Emmanuel Macron is right to worry about the disintegration of the global arms-control regime and a Russia that is increasingly tied to China. But given that the divide between Russia and the European Union is over fundamental values, there is no reason to think that the relationship can be improved anytime soon.
Laura Pitel, Financial Times
When Ahmet Davutoglu was forced out as Turkey's prime minister in May 2016, he pledged eternal loyalty to Recep Tayyip Erdogan. I will sustain my faithful relationship with our president until my last breath, vowed Mr Erdogan's long-serving foot soldier, despite the well-known tensions between the two. No one has ever heard and will ever hear a single word against our president come from my mouth.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
Decisions this hefty come along once about every 300 years.
Ian Bateson, The Atlantic
The president of Ukraine is easily found on social media, but rarely submits to journalists' questioning.
Iain Macwhirter, Scotland Herald
BORIS Johnson said he was prepared to die in a ditch over Brexit and he may get his way. There is simply no precedent for what happened
Noah Rothman, Commentary
Donald Trump's address to the United Nations was centered on the threat to the international order posed by nations, not non-state actors.
Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer
Trump's pressing Ukraine for dirt on Bidens in return for releasing defensive weapons reaches impeachment levels.
Rod Liddle, Spectator
You're surprised? Really? What are you surprised by? The specifics that 11 non-elected, mostly public-school-educated judges, and doubtlessly Remainers I'd guess, should put the final nail into the
Polly Toynbee, Guardian
The shameful spectacle of Johnson??s MPs cheering him on can only serve to unite opposition efforts to defeat him, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee