Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 23, 2015

Matthew DeLuca and Justin Miller, Daily Beast: Warren Weinstein Begged Obama to Save Him Four Years Before U.S. Drone Killed Him

Warren Weinstein, 72, was accidentally killed by a U.S. airstrike on an Al Qaeda compound in Pakistan.

Editor’s Note: The U.S. announced on April 23, 2015 that Weinstein was killed in a drone strike on Al Qaeda in Pakistan.

It was before dawn the morning of Aug. 13, 2011, when a group of men armed with assault rifles knocked on Warren Weinstein's front gate in the Lahore suburb of Model Town, an upscale neighborhood where Benazir Bhutto is said to have had a house. Weinstein was working as country director for J.E. Austin Associates, a consulting firm based in Arlington, Va., that contracts with the Pakistani government. The 70-year-old was helping to create small businesses in tumultuous regions in conjunction with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

It was the beginning of more than two years in captivity for Weinstein, who was accidently killed by a U.S. drone strike in January, the Obama administration announced Thursday.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 23, 2015

U.S. Never Knew Where Warren Weinstein Was -- Josh Rogin, Bloomberg

Protecting the Innocent in Obama's Drone War -- Bloomberg editorial

The Yemen Trap: The civil war in Yemen is a messy power struggle that will likely get worse before it gets better. -- Fred Kaplan, Slate

Why the Crisis in Yemen Could Tilt Mideast Power From Saudi Arabia Toward Iran, Turkey and Pakistan -- Graham E. Fuller, Huffington Post

Millions of Dollars in Weapons Can't Stabilize Yemen -- Joseph Trevithick, Real Clear Defense

Addressing risk In Chinese nuclear cooperation -- Mark Hibbs, The Hill

The Nordic countries are banding together against Russia's Arctic push -- Jeremy Bender, Business Insider

An Unlikely Winner Of The Ukraine-Gazprom Row -- Christopher Stakhovsky, OilPrice.com

With 580 U.S. boots on the ground in Ukraine, what’s Vladimir Putin’s next move? -- Josh Cohen, Reuters

EU, Ukraine Ties Fray as Crisis Lingers On -- Laurence Norman, WSJ

Making Amends for the Armenian Genocide -- Thomas de Waal, Newsweek

Steve Jobs Took the Armenian Genocide Personally -- Nina Strochlic, Daily Beast

Call It a Genocide, Mr. President -- Bloomberg editorial

The Disastrous Clinton Post-Presidency -- Jonathan Chait. NYMag

U.S. Shale Fracklog Triples as Drillers Keep Oil From Market -- Lynn Doan and Dan Murtaugh, Bloomberg

Drying Up: The Race to Save California From Drought -- Elijah Wolfson, Newsweek