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

Rick Noack, Washington Post: This map helps explain why some European countries reject refugees, and others love them

As hundreds of Germans held up "Welcome Refugees" signs last weekend, much of Europe watched in bewilderment. “Germany is the only country that is welcoming us,” said Alalie, a 37-year-old from Damascus and one of the thousands of refugees who arrived at the main train station in Munich.

Nearly all of the refugees had come from Hungary -- a country with restrictive immigration policies and where many said they authorities had treated them inhumanely. But why are there such deep divides within Europe? Why do some countries welcome refugees, while others do everything they can to keep them out?

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

Why Some Arabs States Refuse to Accept Syrian Refugees -- Jared Malsin, Time

Asylum's Dark Side: The Deadly Business of Human Smuggling -- Spiegel Online

Is Putin Planning a Gamble in Syria? -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Another Syria Failure: Signs that Russia may deploy its military to save Assad. -- WSJ

Is Turkey’s President Dragging His Country to War for Votes? -- Thomas Seibert, Daily Beast

The true motives behind Islamic State’s use of sexual slavery -- David Frankfurter, Reuters

Congress should authorize war against the Islamic State -- Washington Post editorial

How to Fight the Islamic State -- Joseph S. Nye, Project Syndicate

How to Defeat a New Boko Haram in Mali -- Michael Shurkin, Newsweek

Asia’s Currency War Backfires -- Anthony Fensom, The Diplomat

China’s Energy Security Achilles Heel: Middle Eastern Oil -- Owen Daniels and Chris Brown, The Diplomat

Russia’s turn to China: A gap between rhetoric and reality -- Julia Smirnova, Washington Post

Moldovan Anger Over 1 Billion-Euro Theft Finally Reaches Boiling Point. Now What? -- Diana Raileanu and Vasile Botnaru, Radio Free Europe

Could a Billion-Dollar Heist Bring Down a European Government? -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast

Why Oil Price Could Spike Again -- Andy Langenkamp, The Compass