Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 23, 2014

Why Airstrikes in Syria Are Just the Beginning -- Brian Katulis, WSJ

Coalition airstrikes in Syria mark a significant shift in the Obama administration’s Middle East policy and overall national security strategy. These actions are just the opening barrages in a new and complicated battle that will require more than military action. A broad international and regional coalition will be needed, as President Barack Obama stressed in his statement Tuesday morning.

Advancing stability in the region and combating Islamic State militants will require a multifaceted effort involving diplomacy, strategic communications, and coordinated intelligence and law-enforcement efforts.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 23, 2014

The Limits to Fighting the Islamic State -- Gareth Evans, Project Syndicate

Airstrikes alone may not defeat Sunni militants -- Vivian Salama and Diaa Hadid, AP

The U.S. Has Bombed Two Different Sides in Syria's Civil War. Is This Mission Creep? -- Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic

Who Are the Khorasan? -- Mary Motta, VOA

Could U.S. attacks on Khorasan backfire? -- CBS

Who the U.S. Should Really Hit in ISIS -- Daniel Trombly & Yasir Abbas, Daily Beast

America's Iraqi Farce -- Peter Van Buren, Real Clear World/Tom Dispatch

White House Has No International Legal Justification for Hitting ISIS in Syria -- Josh Rogin, Daily Beast

How strikes against the Islamic State play out in US midterms -- Francine Kiefer, CSM

Why Israel shot down Syrian fighter jet -- Ian Deitch, CSM

The fall of Sanaa: What next for Yemen? -- Dr. Theodore Karasik, Al Arabiya

Why Yemen is such a disaster -- Zack Beauchamp, VOX

The Price of Abandoning Yemen -- Ibrahim Sharqieh, NYT

With a New Afghan Leader in Place, Is a US Troop Deal Next? -- Stephanie Gaskell, Defense One

Is this the death of democracy in Afghanistan? -- Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s new government: better late than never -- Guardian editorial

Remembering Karzai -- Radio Free Europe

Ukraine Is More of An Existential Threat Than ISIS, Because It Could Destroy NATO -- Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes

Why is Ukraine having such a hard time getting its message across? -- Gregory Feifer, Global Post

Could the Ebola outbreak last forever? -- Liz Szabo, USA TODAY

The worst case scenario for Ebola -- Julia Belluz, VOX