Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 28, 2019

BBC: Tory leadership: Who will replace Theresa May?

Conservative MPs are throwing their hats into the ring to become the next Tory leader and prime minister, after Theresa May announced she would be stepping down on 7 June.

Housing minister, Kit Malthouse has become the latest MP to join the race - alongside Michael Gove, Dominic Raab, Matt Hancock, Jeremy Hunt, Boris Johnson, Esther McVey, Andrea Leadsom, Rory Stewart and Sajid Javid.

Here is a list of the confirmed contenders and some who are believed to be seriously considering entering the contest.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 28, 2019

Meet the contenders hoping to become Britain’s next prime minister -- Will Marx, CNBC

European Elections: The View From the Capitals -- European Council on Foreign Relations

How European Politics Is Fracturing -- Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy

No revolution in the EU -- Bernd Riegert, DW

Did Putin win the EU elections? -- Roman Dobrokhotov, Al Jazeera

US sanctions threaten to sink China at sea -- Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times

Not So Fast, Shinzo Abe! Trump’s Tricky Bromance With Japan’s PM -- Jake Adelstein, Daily Beast

Trump Drives Hard Bargain in Japan -- Mikio Sugeno, Nikkei Asian Review

Military risking another debacle like East Pakistan -- Imad Zafar, Asia Times

Trump Knows What He Is Doing on Iran -- James Jay Carafano, National Interest

How US-Iran tensions could benefit ISIL in Iraq -- Charles Stratford, Al Jazeera

Return From Syria of Iran-Backed Militias Clouds US Strategy -- C. Rondeaux, World Politics Review

Who brings the internet to Africa's remote regions? -- Clarissa Herrmann, DW

How Huawei became America’s tech enemy No. 1 -- Tripti Lahiri & Mary Hui, Quartz

Not RIP: How ISIS Is Going Virtual -- Bülent Aras, National Interest