Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 20, 2015

Ellias Groll, Passport/Foreign Policy: Twin Suicide Bombings in Yemen May Mark Islamic State Foray Into Yemen

A barrage of suicide bombings struck two mosques in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Friday killing at least 137 and wounding some 350 others who attended the typically crowded Friday prayer sessions, according to media reports.

Twitter accounts linked to the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, according the SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks online jihadi activity. The attacks targeted Houthi mosques in the capital, and online statements called them the “tip of the iceberg that is coming.” If the claim of responsibility is authentic, it would be the Islamic State’s first attack in Yemen. Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said the claim of responsibility has not yet been confirmed.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 20, 2015

After terror attack, Tunisia's young democracy fumbles for answers -- John Thorne, CSM

With Attacks in Yemen and Tunisia ISIS Launches a Global War of Terror -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast

How U.S. is making Iraq worse -- Rula Jebreal, CNN

“Is This Ship Sinking?” Inside the Collapse of the Campaign Against Netanyahu -- Amir Tibon and Ben Birnbaum, New Yorker

Grand Bargaining with Iran -- Carl Bildt, Project Syndicate

In Boko Haram Fight, Lines Blur Between Nigeria Troops, Foreign Mercenaries -- Ibrahim Ahmed and Mike Eckel, VOA

Boko Haram Is Now a Global Threat -- Madeleine Goerg & Sophie Dembinski, Real Clear World

The sting: an American drugs bust in west Africa -- The Guardian

Minsk deal threatened as Ukraine, rebels spar over interpretation -- Fred Weir, CSM

Russian Far-Right Idol: The Man Who Started the War in Ukraine -- Benjamin Bidder, Spiegel Online

Giving Germany the Middle Finger -- Noah Gordon, The Atlantic

'CSI: Buenos Aires' Gets More Sinister -- Mac Margolis, Bloomberg

Can the US-Cuba honeymoon last? -- Howard LaFranchi, CSM

Why the Oil Price Is Really Collapsing -- Michael Klare, Tom Dispatch/Real Clear World

Here's the Next Biggest Threat to Global Crude Oil Prices -- Jake Rudnitsky, Bloomberg