Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 11, 2015

Heather Murdock, VOA: Analysts: US Needs Better Strategy in Fighting IS

CAIRO, EGYPT — After a rare victory this week, Iraqi soldiers greeted the media, displaying weapons and 24 blindfolded young men they said were captured fighters for the so-called Islamic State.

"Thank God we have arrested these members of ISIS. We will get them wherever they run. We will chase them out with God's help,” one soldier said, patting a detainee on the back for emphasis.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 11, 2015

Keith Broomfield killed: How many Americans are fighting against ISIS? -- Denise Hassanzade Ajiri, CSM

Map: Is Islamic State in a neighborhood near you? -- Adam Goldman, Washington post

How the Threat of a Military Option Against Iran Lost Its Coercive Power -- Ray Takeyh and Roger Zakheim, WSJ

What's At Stake In Iran's Nuclear Talks As Deadline For Final Deal Approaches -- Charlotte Alfred, Huffington Post

Will the latest round of Yemen peace talks produce a solution? -- CBS

Assessing the Fragmentation of the Middle East -- George Friedman, Stratfor

How Boko Haram Courted and Joined the Islamic State -- Sarah Almukhtar, NYT

China Security Chief’s Secret Trial Exposes Limits of Xi’s Power -- Ting Shi and Brendan Scott, Bloomberg

Power politics exposed by fall of China's security boss -- Carrie Gracie, BBC

Why gray hair has become a sign of a fall from grace for Chinese officials -- Adam Taylor, Washington Post

The Chinese government’s sinking credibility -- Miles Yu, Washington Times

India Is Using Its Military Incursions Into Burma to Send a Message to Other Countries -- Rishi Iyengar, Time

IMF's 'never again' experience in Greece may get worse -- Paul Taylor, Reuters

IMF to Alexis Tsipras: 'Do you feel lucky, punk?' -- Larry Elliott, The Guardian

IMF Offers Ukraine a Poisoned Chalice -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

American Hegemony Is Here to Stay -- Salvatore Babones, National Interest