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David Gardner, Financial Times

There is not the remotest chance any Palestinian leadership could accept these terms.

Clifford May, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Ori Wertman, Jerusalem Post

Before making any unilateral move, Israel must wait for a Palestinian rejection that will provide Jerusalem with the legitimacy to annex essential territories in the West Bank.

Jonathan Cook, The National

The proposal deliberately includes a host of unrealisable preconditions before what remains of Palestine can be recognised

James Pinkerton, Amer. Conservative

The great French leader would advise Trump to stand his Deep State antagonists down and bring the troops home.

Prathama Banerjee, Indian Express

BJP vs AAP is a battle of two political imaginaries — one of identity and the other, politics of infrastructure.

Kali Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations

Iran’s web of armed partners such as Hezbollah serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East and could pose a growing threat to the United States and its allies in the region.

Minxin Pei, Project Syndicate

When China’s leaders finally declare victory against the outbreak of the new and deadly coronavirus, they will undoubtedly credit the Communist Party of China's leadership. But the truth is just the opposite: the party is again responsible for this calamity.

Fred Kempe, CNBC

Kishore Mahbubeni, the Singaporean author and intellectual, greets me warmly in a conference lounge here and hands me a card promoting the March release of his new book, bearing that provocative question as its title.

Howard French, World Politics Review

Not so long ago, nations of what was once called the Third World commonly looked to each other as prospective allies and partners, even extending their diplomatic ties across the oceans in order to advance their shared interests and protect themselves amid the dangers and complexities of the Cold War.

James Butler, London Review of Books

Luke Reader, The Conversation

Britain will shortly leave the European Union. So that’s it. Brexit is over, right?

Thomas Friedman, New York Times

The president needs to demand a commitment so he doesn’t get played.

Timothy Naftali, FA

It had been a little more than two weeks since Egypt and Syria began a coordinated offensive against Israel, blowing past the cease-fire lines established after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and capturing much of the Sinai Peninsula and some of the Golan Heights. But the Israelis had recovered from the initial shock of the Yom Kippur attack, and with the help of a significant U.S. resupply effort, pushed the invading armies back. The Soviets had undertaken a resupply effort of their own to aid the Egyptians... Читать дальше...

Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic

As Britain withdraws from the EU, signs of future conflict are already evident.

Thomas Jipping, National Interest

Ironically, senators should consider whether House Democrats might be the ones guilty of a “corrupt motive.” Attempting to remove an incumbent president during his first term, after all, is about as dramatic an interference in the next election as our system of government allows. Democrats claim that a mere phone call is enough for Trump to be guilty of trying to “cheat” in the 2020 election. Senators should not allow them to do the same by weaponizing impeachment. Читать дальше...

Barnes & Zaretsky, Chronicle

Rarely has history felt as relevant as it has since the start of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Rummaging through the past to make sense of the present, politicians and pundits keep returning to the impeachment trials of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. Yet, while these historical events cast important light on our current situation, a far older event offers enduring insight as well as temporary light.

Ross Clark, Spectator

A US-Britain trade deal would be a boon for Boris Johnson and Donald Trump

Alex Dziadosz, The American Prospect

A neo-Nazi commercial empire, a German minister, and the fight for a country's soul