Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 23, 2015

Time: This Is Life Under a Terror Lockdown in Brussels

The headlines portray Brussels as a ghost town, with the streets in the historic center of this European capital eerily quiet, while the sight of soldiers and tanks instills fear in those who do venture outside. And maybe that’s true, but it’s difficult for me, a resident of Brussels for nearly three years, to even tell—I can’t even get to the center of town.

As for most the city’s 1.2 million inhabitants, it’s not the army in the street or the threat of gunfire and explosions that’s really overshadowing my life—it’s the complete shut down of public services, which is making normal life impossible.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 23, 2015

This Should Be Europe’s Wake-Up Call -- Ulrich Speck, American Interest

Is the Islamic State going global? -- Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor

Is There a Method to ISIS’s Madness? -- Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic

For Obama, war against Islamic State is a tough sell -- Howard LaFranchi, CSM

Analysis: There is a plan to end the war in Syria — and it might even work -- Brian Stewart, CBC

America Buries First ISIS War Casualty -- Michael Daly, Daily Beast

Analysts Accuse CENTCOM of Covering Up Cooked ISIS Intelligence -- Shane Harris & Nancy A. Youssef, Daily Beast

Paris attacks: Why families never seem to know about the killer in their home -- Arie W. Kruglanski, Reuters

The New Great Game Between China and the U.S. -- Pepe Escobar, Real Clear World/Tom Dispatch

The end of cheap Chinese labour -- Kathy Chu and Bob Davis, WSJ

Mali attack: Why the country is an insurgent hotspot -- Tomi Oladipo, BBC

A new day in Venezuela? -- Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald

Argentina's Second Chance -- Bloomberg editorial

Does Argentina’s pro-business vote mean the Latin American left is dead? -- Joshua Partlow and Irene Caselli, Washington Post

What Canada’s New Foreign Policy Means for the U.S. -- Josh Rogin, Bloomberg