Brent Scowcroft and U.S. Military Intervention
Philip Zelikow, War on the Rocks
Philip Zelikow, War on the Rocks
Maria Kalesnikava with Atlantic Council
On August 9, Belarus held a presidential election that was marred by fraud. According to the official results, Alyaksandr Lukashenka won with 80 percent, although the EU and United States do not recognize the results. Fearing for the safety of her children, the likely winner, Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, fled to Lithuania. Tsikhanouskaya ran for president flanked by Maria Kalesnikava and Veranika Tsapkala. On August 22, we spoke to Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava. Читать дальше...
Catherine Putz, The Diplomat
The Turkmen government’s inconsistent messaging about the nature and nearness of the COVID-19 pandemic threat has doomed its citizens to confusion and death.
Polly Toynbee, Guardian
In four months’ time, an avalanche of checks, paperwork and tariffs looks certain to hit Northern Ireland.
Wolfgang Munchau, FT
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Noe Morin & Bryan Bille, EU Observer
The landslide victory of Alexander Lukashenko in fraudulent presidential elections sparked a wave of protests in Minsk and across the country, which were brutally crushed.
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R. Smyth, Conv.
Nektaria Stamouli, Politico EU
Athens wants more support from Berlin in Eastern Mediterranean.
Anton Mardasov & Kirill Semyonov, Riddle
Christian Esch, Der Spiegel
The uprising against Alexander Lukashenko may not have a leader, but its goals are ambitious. After the first phase of shock and fear, the people are now showing pride and self-confidence. Will that go far enough?
G. Friedman, GPF
There are moments in history when disparate global events combine to change the shape of the global system. People like me long for these moments, much
Raghida Dergham, The National
The US is locked in a struggle with China and Russia over Iran, and the playing field is now moving to Beirut.
Alex Vines, Chatham House
This coup was not unexpected as it followed months of mass protests against alleged corruption, a worsening economy and disputed elections.
Kathryn Salam, Foreign Policy
Politics in the country have followed familiar cycles of violence and collapse.
Tom Shippey, London Review of Books
Over the last forty years, academics have tried, without much success, to superimpose the idea of the Vikings as peaceful traders on the berserkers-and-horned-helmets tradition. There is little disagreement about the events of the Viking Age or its timeline, stretching from 8 June 793 (the unexpected raid on Lindisfarne) to 25 September 1066, when King Haraldr Harðráði, ‘Hard-Counsel Harald’, died at the Battle of...
Mark Galeotti, Moscow Times
At the time of writing, Alexei Navalny is still fighting for his life, after apparently being poisoned as he left Tomsk. For many, this must have been a “Kremlin hit,” but the uncomfortable truth is that under Vladimir Putin, political murder is no longer a monopoly of the state.