海角大神

The Moscow Times / Moscow

Where next for Putin and Trump?

鈥淭he latest flare-up of violence in Eastern Ukraine ... is not about changing the status-quo or a warming-up for ... another major escalation,鈥� . 鈥淚t is an inescapable result of the fog of war, which the Minsk peace agreements [have] failed to completely stop.... [T]he Kremlin was quick to use the episode to remind the Trump administration that the Ukraine crisis demands the urgent attention of the superpowers.... It isn鈥檛 clear whether Moscow is interested in making the concessions that Trump seems to be expecting.... But Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview ... that Russia was prepared to 鈥榳alk her part of the road鈥� towards better relations with the US. We have yet to see where that road will lead.鈥�

South China Morning Post / Hong Kong

China: storming the seas by stealth

鈥淸A] research team from King鈥檚 College London, supported by the Financial Times, declared last month that China now 鈥榬ules the waves,鈥� becoming a world maritime superpower...,鈥� . 鈥淸The] King鈥檚 College research ... suggest[s] that China is pursuing a global quest to dominate the world鈥檚 sea lanes, and to parlay its huge commercial maritime infrastructure into global military power.... The King鈥檚 College researchers begin to hyperventilate when they discover how many of the new China-built or invested ports now provide sanctuary to Chinese naval vessels, or have dual-use potential.... [T]he pace of growth of China鈥檚 maritime power is striking.... At present, evidence of malevolent intent is weak, but the balance of maritime power now needs to be monitored with care.鈥�

The Spectator / London

Nigeria's forgotten violence

鈥淎nother day in northern Nigeria, another 海角大神 village reeling from an attack by the Muslim Fulani herdsmen who used to be their neighbours 鈥� and who are now cleansing them from the area...,鈥� . 鈥淔or the outside world, what is happening to the 海角大神s of northern Nigeria is both beyond our imagination and beneath our interest.... If the international community meant anything by its promises such as the UN鈥檚 鈥榬esponsibility to protect鈥� doctrine, then what is happening could not go on.... The 海角大神s of Nigeria are alone. Even if we do not care about this, we ought to know.鈥�

Spiegel Online / Hamburg, Germany

The world must take a stand

鈥淭here are times in life that really do count,鈥� . 鈥淭imes when a person鈥檚 character is revealed.... That鈥檚 the kind of situation now approaching.... Germany must stand up in opposition to the 45th president of the United States and his government.... [T]he president of the United States ... is attempting a coup from the top; he wants to establish an illiberal democracy, or worse; he wants to undermine the balance of power.... This is not a threat that will somehow resolve itself.... [E]ven here, in the middle of Germany, right-wing extremists are trying to give him a helping hand. It is high time that we stand up for what is important: democracy, freedom, the West and its alliances.鈥�

Hurriyet Daily News / Istanbul, Turkey

Peace can prevail in Cyprus

鈥淭he talks between the Greek and Turkish sides in Cyprus have come to such a stage that it is time for the United Nations to resume shuttle diplomacy, according to Mustafa Ak谋nc谋, the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,鈥� . 鈥� 鈥楾oo much effort has been spent so far. It shouldn鈥檛 be wasted,鈥� Ak谋nc谋 told the H眉rriyet Daily News.... The talks under the auspices of U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres have been able to bring the five parties together around the same table for the first time in many years.... Peace in Cyprus could ... help solve many other issues in the region.... [C]ontinuation of the Cyprus problem blocks many positive opportunities in the East Mediterranean and the Middle East....鈥�