Новости за 27.12.2019

Dalia Tarabay, RealClearWorld

It was on the grapevine-covered terrace of my grandparents’ house on Mount Lebanon where I grew up that I first heard the question: “Are you for getting the grapes or haggling with the watchman?” It is an age-old Lebanese adage that urges the selection of the most effective means to pursue a desired end. Protesters in Lebanon forced their feckless government to resign last month following 13 days of peaceful demonstration. Their movement can gain now by testing... Читать дальше...

Richard Spencer, Times of London

Kyle Smith, National Review

he list of great films about World War I in Europe is surprisingly short: After the acknowledged masterpieces All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and Paths of Glory(1957), there aren’t many more worth discussing. 1917 is a splashy attempt to join the list that is well worth seeing yet suffers from comparison to the far better film covering the same ground that was released just eleven months ago.

Kareem Shaheen, The National

End of the decade: The conflict has destroyed all the myths we have cultivated about ourselves – how empathetic we are and how seriously we take our responsibility as an international community to protect civilians

David Rosenberg, Foreign Policy

As long as the prime minister remains in power, the electorate’s true preference—a centrist, secular, national unity government—will remain unfulfilled.

Angry Staff Officer, Wired

The Cipher Brief

Marvin Ott, FPRI

It has long been a truism in American politics that elections focus almost entirely on issues of domestic policy while foreign policy is barely mentioned.  As a result, we elect presidents with hardly a clue as to how they will handle their international portfolio.  It is remarkable when you think about it because the US has long had the largest influence, the heaviest responsibilities (and costs), and the most complex policy agenda of any country in the world.  There is... Читать дальше...

John Podhoretz, New York Post

So I haven’t posted a tweet in nine months. How am I doing? I’m still in recovery. Over the previous 10 years, I had written 180,000 tweets. Yes, I said 180,000. That’s 18,000 a year, 1,500 a month.

George Beebe, National Interest

Mary Elisabeth Cox, The New York Times
We remember the 1914 Christmas Truce as a moment of humanity amid war. Four years later, a darker tale unfolded.