Jackson Diehl, Washington Post: Putin shifts fronts in Syria and Ukraine
Throughout the summer, Russia’s forces in eastern Ukraine kept up a daily drumbeat of attacks on the Ukrainian army, inflicting significant casualties while avoiding a response by Western governments. On Sept. 1, following a new cease-fire, the guns suddenly fell silent. Optimists speculated that Vladimir Putin was backing down.
Then came the reports from Syria: Russian warplanes were overflying the rebel-held province of Idlib. Barracks were under construction at a new base. Ships were unloading new armored vehicles. Putin, it turns out, wasn’t retreating, but shifting fronts — and executing another of the in-your-face maneuvers that have repeatedly caught the Obama administration flat-footed.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 14, 2015
Don’t Trust Putin on Syria -- Andrew Foxall, NYT
Why is Russia increasing its presence in Syria? -- Reena Flores, CBS News
Putin Said to Explore Sidelining Assad Even as He Arms Him -- Henry Meyer and Donna Abu-Nasr, Bloomberg
Syria Positions harden: Hopes for diplomatic progress aimed at ending the war go into reverse -- The Economist
Egypt’s ‘largest-ever’ operation in Sinai – again -- Avi Issacharoff, Times of Israel
Is Turkey heading toward civil war? -- Kadri Gursel, Al-Monitor
Terrorism After 9/11: Dealing With Lone Wolves -- Victoria Bekiempis, Newsweek
Today's Terrorists Want to Inspire -- Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
The Lashkar's empire of jihad: How Pakistan's intelligence agency created a pliant proxy and implacable foe of India -- C. Christine Fair, india Today
It's Time for Afghanistan and Pakistan To Move Beyond the Blame Game -- Umair Jamal and Hafeez-ur-Rehman Hadi, The Diplomat
Australia to Get a New Prime Minister: Experts Respond -- Natalie Mast, Dominic Kelly, Flavio Menezes, Todd Winther & Zareh Ghazarian, Real Clear World
Europe just isn’t ready: Similarities between euro and migrant crises -- Hugo Dixon, Reuters
5 takeaways on the Labour vote: Be careful what you wish for. -- mary Ann Sieghart, Politico
Jeremy Corbyn is redefining opposition – come what may -- Zoe Williams, The Guardian
What the Corbyn moment means for the left -- Laurie Penny. New Statesman
The Labour Party's Two Word Suicide Note -- Alex Massie, Daily Beast
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