Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 12, 2014

The U.S.-China Climate Deal Is Mostly Hot Air -- Tim Mak, Daily Beast

The Obama administration may be crowing about its “historic” emissions agreement. But China and the U.S. are already on track to meet these targets.

The United States and China announced new greenhouse emission targets late Tuesday night. Secretary of State John Kerry praised it as an agreement of “great consequence,” while the White House called it an “ambitious” target.

Don’t buy the hype. The announcement is largely a restatement of existing American and Chinese carbon emission trajectories, topped with a new red ribbon.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 12, 2014

China, America and Our Warming Planet: John Kerry: Our Historic Agreement With China on Climate Change -- John Kerry, NYT

Obama's bid for new ties with China can't quell old, recent tensions -- Julie Pace/AP

Experts Mixed on Whether U.S. Airstrikes Against Islamic State are Effective -- Caroline Lee Smith, Washington Free Beacon

ISIS and Al Qaeda Ready to Gang Up on Obama's Rebels -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast

In the war against ISIL, Iran is not—and will not be—a friend to the US -- Bobby Ghosh, Quartz

What Could Possibly Go Right in Iraq? -- Peter Van Buren, Real Clear World

Iraq's future: It's the oil, stupid -- Michael Knights, Al Jazeera

U.S. ‘soft power’ hits another hard reality in the Middle East -- John Lloyd, Reuters

Could China Broker Talks Between the Afghan Government and the Taliban? -- Ankit Panda, The Diplomat

Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi: A pragmatic US shift on 'the Lady'? -- Joseph Schatz, CSM

Russia Blames Oil Prices, Ignores Real Problems -- Christopher Miller, Moscow Times

Can America and Russia Get Along? -- Carol Giacomo, New York Times

GOP? The NSA may actually be the biggest winner in the election -- Sue Myrick and Andy Polk, War On The Rocks

The Return of the Dollar -- Mohamed A. El-Erian, Project Syndicate