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Marc Lynch & Shibley Telhami, Brookings

Is the Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution dead? Would a Biden administration decision to return to the JCPOA —

Blaise Malley, 1945

In a recent interview, President Joe Biden said China should expect a period of "extreme competition" with the United States. While this is early on in his presidency, and it would be helpful to know what exactly "extreme competition" entails, it is clear...

Stuart Lau, Politico EU

Leaders from six countries didn't show up in a stinging loss of face for Xi Jinping.

Josef Joffe, Project Syndicate

Although the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is only 100 miles from completion, the transformation of world energy markets since construction began implies that the project no longer makes economic sense. So why is German Chancellor Angela Merkel determined to see it through to the end?

Tim Bartz & Frank Hornig, Der Spiegel

Italy was facing a huge number of problems - and then was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. As Mario Draghi takes over as prime minister, he has set himself the task of reversing his country's economic and political fortunes. Can he do it?

Camilla Cavendish, Financial Times

Disaster looms unless Johnson acts to save the 300-year-old Anglo-Scottish Union.

Jack Broome, The Diplomat

The Philippines' Maoist insurgency has spanned over five decades and is one of the world's longest ongoing armed conflicts. The roots of militant communism in the Philippines can be traced as far back as World War II, when communist guerrillas led by the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (PKP-1930) fought a campaign of resistance against the Japanese occupation. After the war, they continued to fight against the government of the newly independent Republic of the Philippines... Читать дальше...

Sen. Chris Murphy, Foreign Affairs

A New Approach to the Gulf States Needs a Better Foundation