Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 9, 2015


David Phillips, CNBC: Is ISIS trying to start World War III?

Radical Islamic leaders have suggested that killing Americans and their allies, whether civilian or military, is an obligation of every Muslim. The Islamic State is driven by an ideology of hatred and destruction and its actions suggest that it wants a third world war between infidelity and Islam. To this end, it appears that ISIS is trying to lure the U.S. into deploying a large ground force in Syria and Iraq — so it can kill more Americans.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 9, 2015

ISIS And Americans Agree On Something: War -- Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, Vocativ

Even ISIS Needs to Collect Taxes -- Adam Chodorow, Slate

Why Air Power Alone Won’t Beat ISIS -- Max Boot, WSJ

ISIS Gains a Foothold in Gaza -- Creede Newton, Daily Beast

Are German Ground Troops Inevitable in Syria? -- Gordon Repinski and Christoph Schult, Spiegel Online

Turkish-Russian war of words goes beyond downed plane -- Dmitri Trenin, Al Jazeera

Turkey is 'setting up cards' for a dangerous new game with Russia — and the winner could be ISIS -- Natasha Bertrand, Business Insider

On Terror, Obama Offers a Speech without a Strategy -- Dov S. Zakheim, National Interest

Defeating Daesh in Afghanistan May Require a Deal With the Devil -- Sputnik

'Heart of Asia' close to collapse -- Florian Weigand, DW

Missed opportunities for peace in Burundi -- Jesko Johannsen, DW

How will Anglo American's shrinkage plans affect South Africa? -- Interview: Jane Ayeko-Kümmeth, DW

Is Putin Thinking About Changing His Ways? -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast

As Le Pen rises Europe’s liberal dream is disappearing in front of our eyes -- Rafael Behr, The Guardian

Venezuela's false dawn? -- Lucia Newman, Al Jazeera

OPEC Isn’t Dead. It’s Shifting Strategies -- Steve Brown, OilPrice.com

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