Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 15, 2015

Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic: Will Talks on the Yemeni Conflict End the Fighting?

Representatives of the government and Houthi rebels are meeting in Switzerland after a cease-fire took effect.

The nine-month-long conflict in Yemen, which has killed nearly 6,000 people, pits the government against Houthi rebels, and serves as a microcosm of the wider regional conflict between Saudi Arabia, which backs the government, and Iran, which supports the rebels. But on Tuesday, the government and Houthis began talks in Switzerland after a seven-day cease-fire took effect.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 15, 2015

A Meeting on Syria’s Civil War: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Moscow where he is hoping to narrow differences with Russia on ways to end the conflict. -- Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic

Kerry in Moscow as pressure grows for US-Russia compromise on Syria -- Fred Weir, CSM

Syria’s Deadly War is Hostage to Geography -- Thomas Baron, National Interest

Why it's time to grant Isis diplomatic recognition -- Vadim Nikitim, The Independent

Could North Korea Really Unleash a Nuclear Catastrophe? -- Joyce Lee, Time

Is the Nigerian Army's attack on Shiites in Zaria a violation of human rights? -- Oreoluwa Runsewe, Venture's Africa

South Sudan marks two years of ruinous war -- Al Jazeera

Russia's quiet rise in Africa -- Christian Goldbaum, OZY

Ukraine's Politics Descend Into Slapstick -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Time will not prove as kind to Angela Merkel -- Chris Carter, The Commentator

Has Trump broken through his voter ceiling? -- Peter Grier, CSM

How the Army freaked out civilians during the San Bernardino shooting -- James LaPorta, Washington Post

One threat to L.A. and New York school districts, two very different responses -- Greg Botelho, CNN

Canada’s Growing Jihadi Cancer -- Dana Kennedy, Daily Beast

Why Bergdahl Faces a Worse Charge Than Desertion -- Noah Feldman, Bloomberg