Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 8, 2015

Heather Timmons and Gwynn Guilford, Quartz: The global fallout from China’s stock market crash may be coming your way

China’s market downfall has been dramatic and painful for the investors involved. But so far there has been little immediate impact on the rest of the world, because China tightly limits foreign investment in mainland stocks.

China’s stock markets are, for the most part, a mom and pop affair—about 80% of the trading that happens in Shanghai and Shenzhen is done by Chinese individuals. They represent at most 14% of the total Chinese population.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 8, 2015

Why is China's Stock Market Crashing? Bad names, bad math or bad luck. -- Bo Zhiyue, The Diplomat

Why China’s Stock Market Meltdown Could Hurt Us All -- Kevin Kelleher, Time

China’s market crash dents nation’s aura of invincibility -- Simon Denyer and Steven Mufson, Washington Post

Greece and the euro zone: Bitter cup -- The Economist

For Greece, the worst catastrophe now would be to stay in the eurozone -- Simon Jenkins, The Guardian

Grexit would strengthen, not weaken, the eurozone -- Christoph Meyer, The Guardian

Islamic State on the Run? -- WSJ

Restoring the Iraqi army's pride and fighting spirit -- Michael Knights and Jabbar Jaafar, Al Jazeera

Is Iraq An Artificial State? Princeton's Sara Pursley -- Joel Wing, Real Clear Defense

Can a historic peace deal be secured with the Taliban? -- M Ilyas Khan, BBC

The U.S. needs to keep troops in Afghanistan -- David Petraeus and Michael O'Hanlon, Washington Post

Armenians have lost faith in Russia -- Richard Giragosian, Al Jazeera

Putin is weak. The Russian strongman is terrified of losing control. He should be. -- Amanda Taub, VOX

It's Time to Recognize a Failing U.S. Strategy -- David Kilcullen, Real Clear Defense

Obama’s Faustian Bargain With Cuba -- Marco Rubio, NYT