Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 10, 2015



Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg: Ukraine Peace Talks Could Be the Real Deal

At the time I'm writing this, it's still not entirely clear whether there will be a meeting in Minsk on Wednesday to hammer out a peace deal for Ukraine. But, unlike last Friday, when German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande flew to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, I believe a deal may be close. The frantic military activity in eastern Ukraine may actually be evidence of that.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 10, 2015

Ukraine conflict: Why is violence surging? -- Paul Kirby, BBC

Obama Skips the 'Red Line' on Russia -- Russell Berman, The Atlantic

No Proxy War Against Russia -- Michael J. Totten, World Crunch

Is This the End of NATO? -- XX Committee

Fight Islamic State the Right Way -- Bloomberg editorial

Is Iraq ready to take on ISIL? -- Jane Arraf, Al Jazeera

Here’s How Obama and Assad Team Up Against ISIS -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast

Despite strong support for monarchy, economic woes threaten Jordan’s stability -- Slobodan Lekic, Stars and Stripes

In Yemen, Houthi Leader Pledges to Pursue Power-Sharing Accord -- Rod Nordland and Shuaib Almosawa, New York Times

The Houthi challenge -- Martin Reardon, Al Jazeera

How Arab world's newest cable news source made a splash, only to dry up -- Elizabeth Dickinson, CSM

Nigeria’s Military Quails When Faced With Boko Haram -- Aryn Baker, Time

What Does North Korea’s Latest Missile Test Tell Us? -- Prashanth Parameswaran, The Diplomat

The China-Pakistan Alliance: The Key to Afghan Stability? -- Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat

Thailand: A pawn is moved in the US-China great game -- Elliot Brennan, The Interpreter

Washington has made a bad habit of the proxy war -- Tony Karon, The National

How HSBC Got Rich Off Russian Corruption -- Michael Weiss, Daily Beast

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