Поверителни хроники

Will Defunding Hungary and Poland Backfire? (project-syndicate)

България, балканите и света 24.05.2018   By Sławomir Sierakowski   Since 2014, when the European Union last adopted its seven-year budget, the governments of Poland and Hungary have been captured by populists who have little regard for EU values and institutions. But while it stands to reason that the EU is considering a suspension of both governments' funding, whether it should do so is not straightforward. BERLIN – Discussions surrounding the European Union’s 2021-2027 budget are intensifying,...   прочети повече

A New Era of Nuclear Uncertainty (project-syndicate)

България, балканите и света 15.05.2018   By  Javier Solana   After weeks of positive diplomatic developments on the Korean Peninsula, Donald Trump has followed through on his longstanding vow to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The decision threatens to deepen the chaos in the Middle East and undermine nuclear-nonproliferation efforts worldwide. A ACHEN – With the decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement – formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...   прочети повече

Macron’s Internationalism and the New Politics (project-syndicate)

България, балканите и света 14.05.2018   By Kemal Derviş   French President Emmanuel Macron initially described his new political movement as being “neither on the right nor on the left,” and now says that it is “on both the right and the left.” But he won't be able to fudge it indefinitely: sooner or later, he will have to pick a side with which to ally. WASHINGTON, DC – French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the United States last month was a study in contrasts....   прочети повече

Marx hometown unveils huge statue on 200th birth anniversary (Associated Press)

България, балканите и света 06.05.2018   By Kirsten Grieshaber   BERLIN (AP) — A larger than life statue of Communist philosopher Karl Marx was unveiled Saturday on the 200th anniversary of his birth in the western German town of Trier. The celebratory uncovering of the 4.4-meter (14-foot) bronze statue of Marx, donated by China, sparked criticism by some who blame Marx for crimes committed by social revolutionaries in Russia, China and elsewhere in the name of Communism. About 200 guests, including a...   прочети повече

The Black Sea: How Russia Is Looking to Cause Chaos for NATO (national interest)

България, балканите и света 05.05.2018   By Angus Ross, Andrew Savchenko   At the end of her long mission, the EP-3 “Aries” naval surveillance aircraft slowly entered a southbound turn to return home. Suddenly the operator chatter in the cabin increased noticeably and the flight deck was informed of a fast moving contact approaching them from the northeast. An imperceptible groan went around: another “routine” Russian interception was bound to delay their return. Sure enough, the tiny speck...   прочети повече

Ten Weimar Lessons (project-syndicate)

България, балканите и света 05.05.2018   By Harold James   The collapse of the Weimar Republic and the emergence of the Nazis' Third Reich in the early 1930s still stands as one of modern history's most powerful cautionary tales. Its lessons are as relevant today as ever – and not just for countries with fragile political systems. PRINCETON – Since the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, Germans have looked back anxiously to the collapse of the Weimar Republic in the early...   прочети повече

America’s unraveling foreign policy (theweek)

България, балканите и света 03.05.2018   By Damon Linker   The United States is easily the most militarily powerful country in the history of the world. But it remains baffled about what to actually do on the world stage. It should be blindingly obvious, but a rational nation-state should develop broad strategies and then implement narrower tactics designed to achieve them. This is especially true, or should be, in the case of the most powerful states — those capable of projecting power beyond their own...   прочети повече

Is Marx Still Relevant? (project-syndicate)

България, балканите и света 03.05.2018   By Peter Singer   On the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth on May 5, 1818, it isn’t far-fetched to suggest that his predictions have been falsified, his theories discredited, and his ideas rendered obsolete. So why should we care about his legacy in the twenty-first century? MELBOURNE – From 1949, when Mao Zedong’s communists triumphed in China’s civil war, until the collapse of the Berlin Wall 40 years later, Karl Marx’s historical...   прочети повече

Why We Need Globalization (project-syndicate)

България, балканите и света 03.05.2018   By Koichi Hamada   Free trade, migration, and foreign direct investment promise far-reaching potential gains for all parties involved. Will we really allow ignorance and political opportunism to prevent us from realizing them? TOKYO – From the Brexit vote to Donald Trump’s election as US president to rising support for populist parties in countries like Germany and Italy, much of the electoral upheaval in Western democracies in recent years has been attributed at...   прочети повече

Confronting a New Era of Anti-Semitism (project-syndicate)

България, балканите и света 03.05.2018   By Michael Burleigh   In recent years, there has been a worrying upsurge of anti-Semitic incidents, including threats to, or actual attacks on, synagogues and other Jewish institutions, and the desecration of graves in US cities. But even in these troubled times, rays of hope can be found in unexpected places – like Germany and Russia. LONDON – Ambassador Ronald Lauder, the President of the World Jewish Congress, had much on his mind when we met in London on a...   прочети повече