Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 11, 2019



Frank Langfitt, NPR: U.K. Election: Voters Hope To Decide Brexit's Fate And Their Country's Future

Voters in the United Kingdom head to the polls Thursday for a crucial election that could determine the country's future, and how and when it will break off from the European Union.

This will be the fifth major vote in the country in less than five years — including two previous general elections, European Parliament elections and the Brexit referendum — a sign of how chaotic British politics have become.

The stakes are high, voters are weary and the two main candidates for prime minister are especially polarizing.

Here are some key details to understand before Thursday's vote.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 11, 2019

General election 2019: 10 things you need to know about the campaign -- Emma Harrison, BBC News

How Corbyn and Johnson differ on key foreign policy issues -- Thomas Raines, Al Jazeera

Brexit looming, UK decides between Tories and Labour -- Barbara Wesel, DW

5 Infuriating Takeaways From 'Afghanistan Papers' -- Barbara Boland, American Conservative

A Deal With the Taliban May Be Inevitable -- Christoph Reuter, Der Spiegel

What Does Beijing Want from the Pacific Islands? -- J. Michael Cole, ChinaFile

China Sought World Bank Funding for Xinjiang Surveillance -- Allen-Ebrahimian, Axios

Another Reckoning Coming for Buenos Aires -- Stratfor

Enemies Past And Present? How The NATO Summit Looked In Russia -- Pavel Tarasenko and Sergey Strokanj, World Crunch/KOMMERSANT

As U.S. House impeachment looms, Senate, Trump grapple over next moves -- Reuters

2019 Person of the Year: Greta Thunberg -- Time

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