Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 22, 2015

Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic: A Controversial Plan to Redistribute Migrants in Europe

Ministers approved the plan to distribute 120,000 migrants in the face of strong opposition from four Central European countries.

European Union ministers approved a plan to distribute 120,000 migrants among the bloc’s member states in the face of strong opposition from four Central European countries.

Under the deal agreed to in Brussels on Tuesday, migrants now in Greece, Hungary and Italy will be moved to other countries over the next two years. Of the three EU members that have an opt-out agreement with the bloc on migration, Denmark and Ireland are part of Tuesday’s deal. Britain, the third country, is not—though it is accepting 4,000 refugees this year, and 20,000 over the next five.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 22, 2015

Putin’s Syrian Coup -- Max Boot, Commentary

Russia in Syria: Did Putin just clip Israel's wings? -- Joshua Mitnick, CSM

Israel fears return of Persian Empire -- Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor

After ISIS Killed His Friends, This Guy Founded a Security Firm to Kill ISIS -- David Gilmour, VICE

Yemen: The battle for Sanaa looms -- Bruce Riedel, Al-Monitor

Iran Deal May Redefine The Middle East -- Robert Berke, OilPrice.com

What President Xi Wants -- Kaveh Waddell, National Journal

China, World Leader in Graft -- Charles Davidson and Jeffrey Gedmin, Politico

Europe's Next Problem: U.S. Sanctions on China -- Hans Kundnani, GMF

Can South Sudan’s Leaders Get Peace Right the Second Time? -- Andrew Green, WPR

Five Lessons From the Greek Election Result -- Angelos Chryssogelos, Newsweek

Would more female soldiers improve UN peacekeeping missions? -- Ryan Lenora Brown, CSM

Volkswagen's Disastrous American Strategy -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Pope Francis appeases the Castros in repressive Cuba -- Washington Post editorial

Martin Shkreli Is Big Pharma’s Biggest A**hole -- Samantha Allen, Daily Beast