Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 5, 2014

Russia-Ukraine Crisis Moves NATO Back Toward Its Roots -- Nic Robertson and Josh Levs, CNN

(CNN) -- The future of Europe may rest on whether NATO can recover its roots.

With Russian President Vladimir Putin "land grabbing" and violating international law, the alliance is finding itself "brought back to its core," says Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO's former secretary general. But it isn't prepared.

When NATO was founded in 1949, its central task was to protect its members against military aggression and work to promote democracy -- which, in the years following, often meant standing against the Soviet empire.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 5, 2014

NATO members vow to reinvent the alliance to deal with crises -- Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail

At NATO summit, vows of renewed efforts to contain Russia -- Dan Murphy, CSM

How far do EU-US sanctions on Russia go? -- BBC

Ukraine's cease-fire leaves many questions dangling -- Fred Weir, CSM

Ukraine truce represents a triumph for Putin -- The Telegraph

Nato summit: Could Putin cross more 'red lines'? -- Nick Robinson, BBC

Before Ukraine, Putin Modernized the Russian Military -- Jack Caravelli, Washington Free Beacon

Obama Writes Off Ukraine -- Charles Krauthammer, NRO

China’s War on Maritime Law -- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat

U.K. Braces for a Nail-Biter in Scottish Independence Vote -- Catherine Maye, Time

Iran's supreme leader said to approve military cooperation with US -- Scott Peterson, CSM

What Does Godane's Death Mean for Al-Shabab? -- Gabe Joselow, Voice of America

ISIS threat to U.S. mostly hype -- Peter Bergen and David Sterman

The ‘slows’ of Obama’s Islamic State strategy -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Why they still hate us, 13 years later -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post