Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 28, 2015

The viral image of Burhan and other militants (via Social Media)

Fahad Shah, The Diplomat: Kashmir's Young Rebels

With their backs against the wall, Kashmir’s desperate youth have started taking up arms against the Indian government.

Sixty-nine years ago, the partition of British India gave birth to two new countries: India and Pakistan. Over the years both countries have evolved to be stable, but their contention with each other hasn’t pacified. The two nuclear-armed rivals have fought three wars over Kashmir – a mountainous territory divided between India, Pakistan, and China. August 1947 brought freedom to India and Pakistan but snatched it from Kashmir – a princely state left to face decades of political and social crisis.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 28, 2015

Analysis: Syria War a Growing Threat to Israel -- Heather Murdock, VOA

Lebanon's deepening crisis -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

The impending Shiite leadership crisis Baghdad doesn't see coming -- Mohammad Ali Shabani, Al-Monitor


Why Taiwanese Leaders Should Skip the Victory Day Parade in Beijing -- J. Michael Cole, Lowy Institute

Who Will ‘Win’ in the Philippines’ South China Sea Case Against China? -- Truong-Minh Vu and Trang Pham, The Diplomat

A Military Game of Chicken in the South China Sea? -- Piin-Fen Kok, The Diplomat

Changing Tides in South China Sea -- Elbridge Colby and Evan Braden Montgomery, WSJ

For Thailand’s economy, bombs aren’t the biggest problem -- Scott Cendrowski, Fortune

South Sudan: Was the Peace Deal the Easy Part? -- Tom Andrews, Huffington Post

The Autumn of Europe's Discontent -- Jan Techau, Carnegie Europe

Ukraine's debt deal is better than defaulting – but it's just a stop gap -- Larry Elliot, The Guardian

Printing Money Goes Haywire in Venezuela -- Megan McArdle, Bloomberg

Spy Report Spinning Has a Long History -- Jeff Stein, Newsweek

Is Poland’s Long-Lost ‘Gold Train’ a Nazi Trap? -- Annabelle Chapman, Daily Beast