German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts to the Hesse state election results at a news conference in Berlin, Oct. 29, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
John Lloyd, Reuters: Pondering a post-Merkel Europe
One of the world’s most famed political cartoons is John Tenniel’s “Dropping the Pilot.” Published by Punch in 1890, it depicts the dismissal of Otto von Bismarck as chancellor of the German empire by portraying him, in the uniform of a ship’s pilot, descending into a small boat as Kaiser Wilhelm II watches unconcernedly from a liner’s railings. Bismarck was the statesman who established the country as the pre-eminent political and industrial power of 19th-century Europe. Wilhelm, impatient with a cautious policy which had largely preserved peace in a turbulent continent, used his power as emperor to dispense with him.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 2, 2018
The Saudi Shakedown: Why Washington Can't Escape the Damage Done by Riyadh's Crown Prince -- Doug Bandow, National Interest
Who ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi? -- Alan Fisher, Al Jazeera
Saudi loses swagger on world stage after Khashoggi crisis -- AFP
A tale of two Gulf crown princes -- Bill Law, Al Jazeera
Five reasons why Trump’s Iran sanctions will fail -- Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Reuters
Assad's Suffering Syria Seeks Reconciliation with the Arab World -- Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest
US must sanction Iran’s major human rights abusers -- Tzvi Kahn, The Hill
Pushback: America’s New China Strategy -- Robert Sutter, The Diplomat
Will Timor-Leste become China’s next debt trap? -- David Hutt, Asia Times
The British and Irish are fighting again -- Tom McTague, Politico
Italy’s Far Right Is on the March -- Simone Somekh, The Tablet
What is the UN migration pact — and why do some oppose it? -- Timothy Jones, DW
Trouble brewing at central banks at worst moment -- William Pesek, Asia Times
Four 'invisible countries' that could redraw the world map -- Joey Watson, ABC News Online
Antarctic's future in doubt after plan for world's biggest marine reserve is blocked -- Matthew Taylor, The Guardian
