The Making of Macron’s Worldview
19 January Written by Bruno Tertrais Emmanuel Macron’s election as French president in May 2017 was celebrated by observers in France and around the world as a victory for pro-European liberalism over the wave of nationalist populism that had been sweeping across the continent in…
As ‘healer-in-chief,’ can Biden make headway in a deeply divided U.S.?
18 January Written by Lil Haty He was derided as too entrenched in Washington, too hesitant to campaign during COVID-19, and too old, but Joe Biden outmaneuvered doubters and will become the 46th U.S. president Wednesday, inheriting a multi-tiered nightmare that will take shrewd political…
China’s Double Standard for Diplomatic Speech Online Sparks a Global Backlash
11 January 31 Written by Nithin Coca In early December, amid rising tensions between Australia and China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison posted a statement on the Chinese social media platform WeChat to voice his outrage at an incendiary tweet from a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Within…
What Are Biden’s Actual Prospects for Reviving Trans-Atlantic Relations?
11 January Written by Stewart M. Patrick International expectations are high for Joe Biden’s presidency, but perhaps nowhere more than in Europe, where political leaders and observers see an opportunity to revitalize the trans-Atlantic relationship after years of drift and then downright antagonism under Donald Trump. They have…
Will America’s Fever Break After the Pro-Trump Siege of the Capitol?
8 January Written by Candace Rondeaux By now, you will have already seen the endless stream of scenes from the violent breach of the Capitol building on Wednesday by extremist supporters of President Donald Trump. There was the guy belaying down the wall from the Senate gallery, and…
Political expert shares insight about America’s future following protests, riots in Washington, DC
7 January Written by Jessica Miles As protests outside the nation’s Capitol Wednesday gave way to riots inside, it revealed the current divisiveness among Americans. “What’s unusual about what happened yesterday is that so many people were involved in essentially taking over the building, that…
30 years post-Cold War, Turkey tries to strike balance with US, Russia
3 January Written by ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ The S-400 crisis has triggered developments in the international political spectrum that have increased the importance of Turkey finding a balance in its diplomatic ties with the U.S. and Russia Over the past few years, there has been…
View from the EU: Britain ‘taken over by gamblers, liars, clowns and their cheerleaders’
31 December Written by Jon Henley Britain faces an uncertain future as it finally pulls clear of the EU’s orbit, continental commentators have predicted, its reputation for pragmatism and probity shredded by a Brexit process most see as profoundly populist and dangerously dishonest. “For us, the UK…
The Quiet and Dangerous Way U.S. Politics Is Becoming Europeanized
29 December Written by CARLO INVERNIZZI For the past several decades, pundits have clamored to ascribe fluctuations in U.S. politics and policy to partisan polarization. From Bill Clinton’s impeachment to the global war on terrorism, and from Obamacare to “build the wall,” virtually all salient political…
How China can become the world’s top economy without starting a war Beijing must do more to manage its own peaceful rise
26 December Written by Brian Wong A parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China, pictured in October 2019: China must recognize that sharp power cannot substitute for soft power. Brian Wong is a Rhodes scholar from Hong Kong and founding…
In Kyrgyzstan, social media hate goes unchecked
22 December Written by Joldon Kutmanaliev, Gulzat Baialieva One indirect indication of how well-orchestrated extremist attacks on social media platforms have been is the manner in which they have shifted along with the political positions of those under attack. Elvira Surabaldieva and Tilek Toktogaziev were…
In Kyrgyzstan, social media hate goes unchecked
22 December Written by ELLEN KNICKMEYER The Trump administration on Tuesday announced more sanctions on Syria, intensifying pressure on President Bashar Assad to end the country’s vicious, nearly decade-long conflict. The new sanctions target Syria’s central bank, Assad’s in-laws, and others. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin…