Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 26, 2015

Inside Story/Al Jazeera: Is peace really possible in South Sudan?

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has signed peace deal but after 20 months of conflict many doubt agreement will hold.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal that it is hoped will end 20 months of war.

The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and brought the world's newest country to the brink of famine and economic collapse.

Rebel leader Riek Machar signed the deal last week, but President Kiir had, until Wednesday, expressed reservations.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 26, 2015

Saving South Sudan From Kleptocracy -- John Prendergast, Daily Beast

Fine Print: A push to boost military support to Israel because of Iranian nuclear deal -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Africa’s democratic road to economic unity -- CSM Editorial

Israel: The Case Against Attacking Iran -- George Friedman, Stratfor

Analysts: Turkey's Regional Influence Wanes -- Dorian Jones, VOA

No Deal: Why North Korea Won't Be the Next Iran -- John Hemmings, National Interest

Winners and losers - what the North Korean deal really means -- Stephen Haggard, The Guardian

China should tread carefully in the South China Sea -- Washington Post editorial

Dredging Under the Radar: China Expands South Sea Foothold -- Andrew S. Erickson & Kevin Bond, National Interest

What’s Scarier Than a Strong China? A Weak China. -- Joshua Keating, Slate

A Seismic Shift in India’s Pakistan Policy -- Harsh V. Pant, The Diplomat

Are Europe's Debt Wars Religious? -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

How Peru is using drones to protect its archaeological treasures. -- Faine Greenwood, Slate

US Fed Has Bigger Worries Than China -- Mark Gilbert, Bloomberg

The Alinsky Man -- Richard Fernandez, PJ Media

A 21st-Century Migrant’s Essentials: Food, Shelter, Smartphone -- Matthew Brunwasser, NYT