Новости за 24.06.2020

Olusegun Obasanjo, African Arguments

Nigeria’s former president calls on African leaders to prevent the closing down of the democratic space during the pandemic, starting with Malawi. 

Richard Weitz, World Politics Review

For the first time ever, the Russian government has publicly released a document laying out the logic and principles underpinning its approach to nuclear deterrence. Formally titled “Fundamentals of Russian State Nuclear Deterrence Policy,” the report was approved by President Vladimir Putin and posted on the government’s official information web portal on June 2. Previous...

Adam Twardowski & Carisa Nietsche, RealClearWorld

Polish President Andrzej Duda will visit the White House on Wednesday, a mere four days before the first round of Poland’s presidential election. While the United States and Poland are close allies, Trump’s meeting with Duda immediately before his re-election bid is problematic for both countries. It should be called for what it really is: two leaders putting their own political interests above national security....

Menon, G’dian

The promises of a new settlement for the UK have yet to materialise. Coronavirus makes that even more urgent.

Matthew Lynn, Spectator

Its rescue fund will bail out the poorer states. It will fuel a rapid economic recovery. And perhaps most of all, it will finally turn the European Union into a fiscal union, raising its own money, and distributing it based on which region needs its most. The EU’s new €750 billion (£680 billion) rescue fund has been

Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times

European Union officials are racing to agree on who can visit the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases. Americans, so far, are excluded

Rich Lowry, National Review

They’re coming for Thomas Jefferson.

This was always obvious, but now it’s even more plain. Protesters in Portland, Ore., used axes and ropes to topple a statue of President Thomas Jefferson. The New York City Council is agitating to remove a statue of the author of the Declaration of Independence from its chambers.

Ryan Ashley & Abby Bard, National Interest

Socially-distanced relationship maintanence is important, especially in the Indo-Pacific.

Mark Gongloff, Bloomberg

Even if it doesn’t help his re-election, it has reasons to want it.

Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Policy

Narendra Modi came to power promising to prioritize relations with countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. China is taking advantage of his failure to do so.

Joseph Bosco, The Hill

In March 2011, President Obama’s director of national intelligence, James Clapper, told the Senate Intelligence Committee that, considering both capabilities and intent, Communist China presented “

Ellie Geranmayeh, ECFR

Europeans wish to persuade Iran to compromise on strategic issues – but, unless they understand the dynamics of domestic Iranian politics, they will not get far.

William Pesek, Nikkei Asian Review

Pair should put aside fatal border dispute and concentrate on mutual trade

Pavel Luzin, Riddle

Russia claims to be ahead of its competitors in the race to build hypersonic weapons. Such arms comprise missiles or boost-glide re-entry vehicles able to exceed Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound). At least two Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles (HGVs) launched from UR-100N (SS-19) intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) have entered into combatduty; moreover, the Kremlin is pinning its hopes on the Zircon anti-ship hypersonic cruise...

George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures

Russian President Vladimir Putin likes to argue that World War II, and much of the suffering wrought by it, was the responsibility not just of Nazi Germany but of governments that went against it. He has made this argument before, but the most recent version delivered during Russia’s annual Victory Day celebration was the most comprehensive yet. He shifted the responsibility for Germany’s invasions and atrocities to other countries, and used that to minimize... Читать дальше...