Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 25, 2015

Stratfor: What to Expect After the Downing of a Russian Fighter Jet

Turkey's downing of a Russian fighter jet in Syria has raised the stakes in an already crowded and complicated conflict. The Nov. 24 incident will also likely undermine efforts to find a solution to the country's protracted civil war.

Since Syrian air defenses intercepted a Turkish aircraft on June 22, 2012, resulting in its destruction and the deaths of its two pilots, the Turkish air force has maintained an assertive stance toward aircraft that violate Turkey's border with Syria. On Sept. 16, 2013, Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian Mi-17 helicopter that flew into Turkish airspace; about six months later, a Syrian MiG-23 that reportedly strayed into Turkey's airspace met a similar fate.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 25, 2015

Putin's War on Far Too Many Fronts -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Turkey's move against Russia: Cold War redux? -- Akin Unver, Al Jazeera

Turkey won't lose any sleep over Russia's harsh words -- Alexander Nekrassov, Al Jazeera

How Turkey Could Lose Billions For Downing Jet -- SKY News

Why Allies and Adversaries Should Unite to Defeat the ISIS -- Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times

Report: Violence and corruption plague Afghanistan -- DW

The Human Error Behind the Kunduz Hospital Strike -- Adam Chandlar, The Atlantic

Exclusive: US, Malaysia and the War Against the Islamic State -- Prashanth Parameswaran, The Diplomat

Tales of crime and struggle in Nairobi's bustling slums -- Siegfried Modola, Reuters

Time to Act on Ukraine -- Robert D. Kaplan & Elizabeth Rosenberg, National Interest

Gauging the Many Risks Europe Faces -- Andy Langenkamp, The Compass

The Russia-West Thaw Was Brief -- Maxim Trudolyubov, Wilson Center

Putin Is Testing Our Resolve -- Evelyn Farkas, Politico

Can a Centrist Save Argentina? -- Virginia Porcella, Daily Beast

Jeff Bezos, Rocket Man -- Bloomberg editorial