By Mark Galeotti* – The Spectator On Christmas Day 1991, in his last act as president, Mikhail Gorbachev signed away the existence of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. A 74-year experiment that began with the ‘Great October Revolution’ of 1917 (although the USSR was…
By Mucahid Durmaz* – Al Jazeera This year, there were four successful military takeovers across the continent – in Chad, Mali, Guinea and Sudan – up from one in 2020. Surrounded by soldiers and with Guinea’s flag draped around his shoulders, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya appeared on…
By Alexandra Hutzler* – Newsweek President Joe Biden on Monday voiced opposition to provisions in the Senate defense bill that restricts his authority over Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Biden aired the grievances in a statement after signing the crucial National…
Peter Stone – The Guardian Analysis: charges could be well founded given Trump’s incendiary remarks to a rally before the Capitol attack and aggressive pressuring of officials Expectation is growing that Donald Trump might face charges for trying to obstruct Congress…
By Andrew Harding* – BBC News Desmond Tutu is remembered with so much joy and affection by so many different people around the world today, that it may seem hard to imagine a time or place when he was viewed, not as a courageous moral crusader, but as a devil It was the…
By Joschka Fischer* – Project Syndicate Although France and Germany are more reliant on each other than ever, the two heavyweights at the heart of Europe still have vastly different ideas about defense and security policy. And, because these attitudes are deeply rooted in…
Editorial – The Guardian The leftist triumphed over his far-right rival with promises of a fairer deal for ordinary people. Can he achieve it?
By Alexandra Hutzler* – Newsweek President Joe Biden is ending his first year in office under less than ideal circumstances as Democrats look to hold onto power in the 2022 midterms. “You got to hope it’s a nowhere to go but up situation,” Paul Maslin…
By Vladimir Frolov* – The Moscow Times Is there a realistic format for a political undertaking not to expand NATO to Russia’s borders? For the last month, Russia has been waging a strategic assault to stop NATO’s expansion to the east once and for all.
By Jonathan Lemire* – POLITICO The president has had successes. But a year in, his time in office has been defined by the disruptions, including on Sunday.
