Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 10, 2015

The US believes Putin’s military strategy in Syria will fail. Photograph: Ria Novosti/Reuters

Shaun Walker & Julian Borger, The Guardian: Syria and world await Putin's reaction to apparent bombing of Russian jet

Moscow’s conclusions about Egyptian air crash could significantly change the president’s endgame in Syria

More than a month after Russia began airstrikes against targets in Syria, western capitals remain uncertain of Vladimir Putin’s endgame in the country, as the world waits to see what effect, if any, the apparent bombing of a Russian jet in Egypt last week has had.

Officially, Russia has not commented on claims that the plane was brought down over Sinai by a bomb on board. However, the indefinite suspension of all flights to Egypt, as well as Russian tourists being evacuated from the country and having their luggage flown home separately, would seem to point to Russian security services having the same suspicions as voiced by UK and US officials.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 10, 2015

The West Underestimates Putin at Its Peril -- Stephen Blank, Newsweek

Doping Shows Russia Is Rotten, But Not Hopeless -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Détente Plus?: How Should the West Deal with Russia? -- Walter Laqueur, World Affairs

Analysis: Iran's Russian missiles 'intensify arms race' -- Justin Bronk, Al Jazeera

Russia's S-300 for Iran: What Got Washington So Scared? -- Sputnik

Diplomacy, not U.S. 'boots on the ground,' is still the best option in Syria -- L.A. Times editorial

Myanmar's decision is clear. But will the military let Aung San Suu Kyi govern? -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

What Is Going On In The South China Sea? – Analysis -- Dr. Altay Atlı, Eurasia Review

The Historic Xi-Ma Meeting Will Not Serve China -- Volker Stanzel, Real Clear World

Ending China’s Currency Manipulation -- Donald Trump, WSJ

The Road to a US-Pakistan Nuclear Deal Begins in Islamabad -- Saira Bano, The Diplomat

The Pakistan Problem -- Daniel Markey, The Cipher

Decline and Fall of America's Working Class -- Noah Smith, Bloomberg

Why the Mighty BRIC Nations Have Finally Broken -- Rana Foroohar, Time

Demographic Disaster? The Risks of 10 Billion -- Daniel Fortin, World Crunch