Germany, Merkel and the Danger of Self-Confidence
George Friedman, GPF
Germany held an election to replace Angela Merkel, who led the German government for 16 years – through much of the implementation of the European Union,
George Friedman, GPF
Germany held an election to replace Angela Merkel, who led the German government for 16 years – through much of the implementation of the European Union,
Drake Long, 1945
On September 15, 2021, the leaders of Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom came together to announce AUKUS: a new security and economic pact that would drive closer defense innovation and cooperation between all three countries, and allow Australia a means to
Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to travel to Russia Wednesday for the second time this year to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Sochi to hash out a range of critical issues, from Syria to Ukraine and anti-missile batteries to natural gas.
David Lepeska, The National
But even though both countries pursue a number of different policies in the Middle East, their relations have remained surprisingly stable.
Henning Hoff, IP Quarterly
After 16 years with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the helm, Germany will be getting a new government. When exactly is anybody's guess, but it already seems quite likely that it will no longer be led by her center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU). With the fog settling after a remarkable election night on September 26, preliminarily results published early the next morning confirmed a win for the center-left... Читать дальше...
Economist
he four candidates for the presidency of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (ldp) come from different corners of the party's big tent. Takaichi Sanae (pictured, left) is a nationalist who wants to become the first female prime minister, but opposes allowing married couples to keep separate surnames. Kono Taro (pictured, bottom) is the American-educated scion of a political family; he supports gay marriage and renewable energy. Kishida Fumio is a Hiroshima native who pines for a new form of capitalism. Читать дальше...
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
The German election ought to open up new possibilities for the EU — if only it could take them.
Sean Mueller, LSE
The great thing about local elections is that suddenly stuff gets done. Need to get rid of a dead tree in your garden? One call to the municipality and a whole crew shows up. Potholes in the village? Fixed. Outstanding fines for violating a Covid-19 stay-at-home order? Erased.
Ying-Yu Lin, The Diplomat
The significance and impact of the latest batch of promotion of senior PLA officers to the rank of general or admiral.
Moisés Naím & Francisco Toro, Foreign Affairs
For a glimpse into Venezuela's future, look at Arauquita, a remote Colombian border town of about 5,000 people. In May, thousands of bedraggled Venezuelan refugees from neighboring Apure State started arriving in Arauquita with grim stories of aerial bombings and house-to-house searches by Venezuelan soldiers. A tiny war had broken out in the region, pitting the army loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro against the Tenth Front—a dissident... Читать дальше...
Nan Li, War on the Rocks
Does Xi Jinping's China face a looming succession crisis? Some analysts argue that it does because Xi's elimination of the term limit on his leadership position and the concentration of power therein would precipitate such a crisis. Others are more skeptical, pointing out that the political significance of Xi's moves is exaggerated.
Lavender Au, Wired
After a decade of breakneck growth, Beijing is pulling ranks on its own Big Tech
Institute for Government
Disruption has also led firms to take steps to increase the resilience of their supply chains, which may help them weather the pressures ahead.
Paul Goodman, Conservative Home
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Strikes, higher taxes, inflation, a growing state, shortages, petrol queues: the comparison to the 1970s, now the best part of half a century ago, was bound to be made. How does it stand up?
Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker
A translator for American forces applied four times for a special immigrant visa to come to the U.S.—he's still waiting.