Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 20, 2015

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and President Obama met Friday in Kuala Lumpur. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Howard LaFranchi, CSM: At summit, Obama to defend slow-and-steady strategy on Islamic State

President Obama says the summit of Southeast Asian nations in Malaysia this weekend will focus on countering Islamic State extremists.

WASHINGTON — President Obama says the summit of Southeast Asian nations he’s attending in Malaysia this weekend will focus on countering Islamist extremism in the wake of the Islamic State’s attacks in Paris last week.

But don’t expect announcements of redoubled military actions to thwart Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq, or tough new security measures aimed at halting what many Americans suddenly see as a rising and imminent threat.

Instead, Mr. Obama will use his time in a Muslim-majority country that has prospered while keeping Islamist extremism in check to highlight what he sees that countries like Malaysia are doing right.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 20, 2015

Rational Monster: How Terror Fits into Islamic State's Plan -- Christoph Reuter, Spiegel Online

ISIS Is Just One of a Full-Blown Global Jihadist Insurgency -- Maajid Nawaz, Daily Beast

Contain ISIS -- Barry Posen, The Atlantic

Bombing Syria Won’t Make Paris Safer -- David Frum, The Atlantic

How terrorists exploit Europe’s divided intelligence efforts -- PBS News Hour

Anonymous's Cyber War with ISIS Could Compromise Terrorism Intelligence -- Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American

Could a bomb in a soda can really bring down a plane? -- Al Jazeera

Before the Next Islamic State Attack -- Clive Crook, Bloomberg

Libya’s civil war has allowed Islamic State to consolidate its position there -- Economist

Nigeria has a new government, but Boko Haram is deadlier than ever -- Chika Unigwe, The Guardian

China's limited options exposed by Islamic State killing -- Ben Blanchard, Reuters

Is China About to Join in on a Global Currency War? -- Bloomberg

Japan's economy is in trouble -- Japan Times editorial

Argentina faces choice between magic and realism -- Martin Langfield, Reuters

Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks -- AP