Robert Ellis, The Independent: Turkey's sabre-rattling at the Syrian border means the prospect of peace is more distant than ever
If Erdogan intervenes in this complex conflict, he'll take his country down with him
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s assessment of the situation in Syria as “complicated” must be the understatement of the year: it is three-dimensional chess with nine players and no rules, as one US strategic analyst said.
The latest ray of light - the accord reached by the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) last week in Munich, looks to be extinguished by Russia’s bombing of hospitals and schools in northern Syria, causing dozens of civilian casualties. The cornerstone of the accord is UN Security Council Resolution 2254 of 18 December 2015, which also demands that all parties immediately cease attacks against all civilian objects, including medical facilities and personnel.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 19, 2016
Kurds Warn Turkey of ‘Big War’ With Russia If Troops Enter Syria -- Henry Meyer and Stepan Kravchenko, Bloomberg
When it comes to Russia, it’s Munich all over again – again -- Lucian Kim, Reuters
Why the managed transition after Yemen’s uprising led to war -- Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Washington Post
Iran's economic puppeteers -- Thomas Kohlmann, DW
Ode to Autocracy: Viral Poem Highlights Cult of China’s Leader -- Hannah Beech, Time
China's true economic growth rate -- Salvatore Babones, Al Jazeera
4 Trends That Will Define the South China Sea -- Andrew Poulin, Real Clear Defense
New Players, Old Tensions Reconfigure Spain’s Politics -- Omar G. Encarnación, WPR
The Pope's Other Bombshell -- Bloomberg editorial
Obama and Asia's Autocrats (Video) -- Real Clear World
An American President in Cuba -- New York Times editorial
The Great Republican Stalemate -- Molly Ball, The Atlantic
I don’t like fighting with the pope, said Donald Trump. And we believe him -- Marina Hyde, The Guardian
Analysis Timing is everything -- and Hillary Clinton's timing is awful -- Cathleen Decker, L.A. Times
Despite Stillborn Deal, Saudi-Russian Petrodiplomacy Could Reshape The Future Of Oil -- David A. Weinberg, Forbes
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Those suckered by the Borg, are starting to wake up:
"COVERAGE OF the Syrian war will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the American press. Reporting about carnage in the ancient city of Aleppo is the latest reason why.
For three years, violent militants have run Aleppo. Their rule began with a wave of repression. They posted notices warning residents: “Don’t send your children to school. If you do, we will get the backpack and you will get the coffin.” Then they destroyed factories, hoping that unemployed workers would have no recourse other than to become fighters. They trucked looted machinery to Turkey and sold it."
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/02/18/the-media-are-misleading-public-syria/8YB75otYirPzUCnlwaVtcK/story.html
I read this Boston Globe post yesterday and I just noticed that I did not put it in my Commentaries, Analysis, and Editorials post yesterday. It is a good post. Thank you for reminding me of it Jay. I will be putting it up later.
Both Robert Fisk and Patrick Cockburn have good stories up on the Independant as well.
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