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Our Top Weekend Reads

Beirut’s blast reopens old political wounds, why Europe must stand up for Belarus, and Colombian armed groups spread fear amid lockdown.

5 Top Reads |

Augusta Saraiva

Trump Has Pushed Iran Into China’s Arms

Hard-liners in Tehran have called for closer ties to China for years. The U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement gave them what they wanted.

Argument |

Saeid Jafari

John Hume Left Behind a Peaceful—but Divided—Ireland

The Nobel Peace Laureate helped bring nearly three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland to an end. But reconciliation between the country’s communities remains unrealized.

Obituary |

Dan Haverty

All Bets Are Off in Belarus

Sunday’s election results are predictable, but no one knows what comes next.

Report |

Amy Mackinnon

Vanessa Frangville

Vanessa Frangville is currently Senior Lecturer and Chair in Chinese Studies at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium.

Stories by Vanessa Frangville

Two paramilitary police officers secure an area along a street during the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 25, 2019.

Belgium’s Beijing Embassy Calls Chinese Cops on Uighur Family

Argument |

Vanessa Frangville, Rune Steenberg

June 14, 2019, 8:11 AM

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