Week of June 4, 2018 Archives
RealClearWorld
Morning
Edition
Monday, June 4
Don’t Put U.S. Bases in Poland
Ben Hodges
,
Politico EU
Putin's Fourth Term: New Faces, Old Politics
Alexander Lukin
,
National Interest
If This Is a Trade War, the United States Will Win
Daniel McCarthy
,
Spectator
Italy Is a Symptom of EU's Real Policy Failures
Angelos Chryssogelos
,
Chatham House
Soros Is Hyping the Existential Threat to Europe
Leonid Bershidsky
,
Bloomberg View
Don't Welcome Kim to the Nuclear Club
Tetsuo Kotani
,
Japan Times
20 Years After the Nuclear Tests of India and Pakistan
Mian
&
Ramana
, The
Bulletin
Nuclear Diplomacy: Koreas Should Look at Brazil, Argentina
S. Kutchesfahani
,
WOTR
Indonesia's New Generation of Jihadists
James Brandon
,
Jamestown Foundation
What China’s Upcoming Space Station Means for the World
N. Goswami
,
Diplomat
How the DUP Could Steer Brexit Its Way
Patrick Maguire
,
New Statesman
Ireland Still a UK Friend, But Loyalty, Future With Europe
D. Staunton
,
Eve. Standard
Sweden Is Preparing For Russia to Hack its Election
Brattberg
&
Maurer
,
Carnegie
Will Hamas, Israel Reach a Truce Agreement?
Tamam Mohsen
,
Al Monitor
The Real Reason Behind a Political Purge in Lebanon?
Hilal Khashan
,
Stratfor
Highlights of Merkel Interview on Europe
Reuters
Trump's Man in Europe Wants to Back Anti-Establishment Conservatives
Breitbart
Tuesday, June 5
Qatar Won the Saudi Blockade
Hassan Hassan
,
Foreign Policy
Saudi Arabia Is Playing a Dangerous Game
Jacob Shapiro
,
Geopolitical Futures
How Trump Changed His Tune on Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Ned Donovan
,
Spectator
Why Foreign Policy Realism Isn’t Enough
William Smith
,
The American Conservative
How the Enlightenment Ends
Henry Kissinger
,
The Atlantic
Doug Ford Must Be Ontario's Next Premier
Conrad Black
,
National Post
The NDP Claws Its Way Back
Gerard Di Trolio
,
Jacobin
Germany and Russia Are Getting Closer—Here's Why
Nicholas Meyers
,
National Interest
Putin Interview with Austrian ORF Television Channel
Kremlin.ru
Media Reports on Puerto Rico Toll Are Needlessly Confusing
A.M. Barry-Jester
,
538
What Made Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Eruption So Deadly?
Nsikan Akpan
,
PBS
A Small Bit of Paradise, Awash in Plastic
Manuel Planelles
,
El Pais
Truckers Give Iran Popular Protests a New Face
Al Monitor
Intense Capital Flight Threatens Iran's Economy
Saeed Ghasseminejad
,
FDD
Three Reasons This Isn't a Trade War
Irwin Stelzer
,
Weekly Standard
Mainstream Reformers Vs. Populists: The Game Is On in Europe
Mark Leonard
,
PS
Wednesday, June 6
Why Spain's Top Populist Is a Centrist
Omar Encarnacion
,
Foreign Policy
European Politicians Are Suddenly Quoting Dostoyevsky
Rachel Donadio
,
The Atlantic
Beijing Sees 2018 as Watershed Year Reminiscent of 1989
Katsuji Nakazawa
,
Nikkei
How Theresa May Took Back Control of Brexit
Alex Wickham
,
Politico EU
Labour's Big Brexit Pivot
Patrick Maguire
,
New Statesman
The Truth About Putin’s ‘Chef’
Patrick Cockburn
,
Spectator
Steve Bannon Wants to Radicalize Europe
Natalie Nougayrede
,
Guardian
Europe Turns Away From the U.S. and Bites the Hand That Feeds
B. Avni
,
NYPost
Putin Moves to Capitalize on Europe’s Fury With Trump
Erlanger
&
MacFarquhar
,
NYT
Putin Is Costing Russia an Opportunity in Europe
Leonid Bershidsky
,
Bloomberg
The Psychological Tricks of London's Tube
Nicole Kobie
,
Wired
How Journalist's Faked Murder Exposed Russian Spies
Nemtsova
&
Dickey
,
DB
100 Years Ago, US Marines Helped Turn the Tide of WWI
Hans von Spakovsky
,
DS
Is Bolivia Protecting Traditions or Creating a Narco-State?
Max Radwin
,
WP Review
Democrats Fume Over Trump-Netanyahu Lovefest
Bryant Harris
,
Al Monitor
Linguistic Tools For Struggling Historical Biographers
Peter Thonemann
,
TLS
Thursday, June 7
Will Ethiopia Be the Next China?
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
,
The Week
Trump Is Choosing Eastern Europe
Thomas Wright
,
The Atlantic
Preserving the West
Heritage Foundation
Remembering How a Witless Kaiser Ruined an Empire
Miranda Carter
,
New Yorker
Europe’s Vanishing Calm
Victor Davis Hanson
,
National Review
Merkel's Dark View of the World We Live In
Rene Pfister
,
Der Spiegel
The West Must Stay United
Donald Tusk
,
New York Times
It's Time for a Coup in Venezuela
Jose Cardenas
,
Foreign Policy
Why A Euro Break-Up Isn't So Scary
Cullen Roche
,
Pragmatic Capitalism
What Would It Take For Singapore Summit to Succeed?
Fred Kaplan
,
Slate
China’s Long Game in the Himalayas
Wuthnow
,
Limaye
&
Samaranayake
,
WOTR
The U.S. Should Go Around Erdogan to Engage Turkey
Blum
&
Cornell
, RC
World
Does the United States Have an Alternative to Turkey?
Tobias Kutschka
,
GMF
An Alarming Message at the Start of Sisi's Second Term
Albaraa Abdullah
,
Al Monitor
Will Fresh Elections Help Mend a Broken Libya?
Tarek Megerisi
,
ECFR
Friday, June 8
An Open Letter on Trade: The Facts Speak Plainly
29 EU Ambassadors,
Wash. Post
Trump’s America Is There For the Feud
Eric Levitz
,
New York Magazine
U.N. Human-Rights Dissonance
Aaron Rhodes
&
Roger Pilon
,
National Review
Don't Make This Mistake at the North Korea Summit
Harry Kazianis
,
CNBC
World Leaders Should Have Taken Trump Seriously on Trade
Edward Alden
,
CFR
Orban and Salvini Are Redefining Democracy in Europe
Stephen Bannon
,
Spectator
Italy Can Expect the Full Brexit Treatment
Ferdinando Giugliano
,
Bloomberg
Italy's Political Problems are Creating Economic Crises
Milton Ezrati
,
National Interest
Mark Rutte: North’s Quiet Rebel
Naomi O'Leary
,
Politico EU
Candid Boris Johnson: 'Let Trump Handle Brexit'
Alex Spence
,
BuzzFeed
Brexit Isn't Working. Leavers Can Blame Themselves
Stephen Bush
,
New Statesman
Merkel and Macron: Edging Toward Change?
Josef Janning
,
ECFR
A Meeting With Angry Allies
Michael Shear
,
New York Times
Concessions to David Davis Won't Alter Brexit Course
Sam Coates
,
Times of London
“America First” Really Is Turning Out to Be America Alone
Susan Glasser
,
New Yorker
Jordan's Protests Shake the Middle East
Frida Ghitis
,
World Politics Review
A Key Juncture For the Dispute Over Macedonia's Name
Kozeta Cika
,
Tsarizm
G-7 Live Updates
Saturday, June 9
Inside the Trade War Chaos
D. Sevastopulo
,
S. Fleming
&
S. Donnan
,
Financial Times
The Shape of Sino-American Conflict
Minxin Pei
,
Project Syndicate
NATO Is Once Again Practicing For the Worst
Anne Applebaum
,
Washington Post
Don't Forget What Kim Is
Matthew Continetti
,
National Review
Why Trump's Summit With North Korea Can Work
A.D. Miller
& R.
Sokolsky
,
USA Today
North Korea Is Ultimately China's Problem
I. Stone Fish & R. E. Kelly
,
Foreign Affairs
Some Inside FIFA Battled Russian Influence and Lost
Fainaru-Wada
&
Quinn
,
ESPN
The Bewildering Battle of the Brexit Backstop
James Forsyth
,
The Sun
Brexit Backstop Furore: What Is Going On?
Heather Stewart
,
Guardian
Brexit Has Become a Boon For the Radical Left
Owen Jones
,
Guardian
Deluded Remainers Still Cling to Project Fear
Stephen Pollard
,
Daily Express
Unprepared to Stop Russian Election Meddling
A. F. Rasmussen & M. Chertoff
,
Pol. EU
Normalizing Trade Relations With China Was a Mistake
Reihan Salam
,
The Atlantic
Trudeau Looks to Salvage the G-7 and His Image
Josh Wingrove et. al.
,
Bloomberg
In Southern Italy, A City's Misery That Was Prelude to Populism
Zancan
,
La Stampa
Italy Challenges the Postwar Order
Alessandra Bocchi
,
First Things
Illicit Financial Flows Out of West Africa Revealed
Yomi Kazeem
,
Quartz