Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 1, 2016

Critics say Mrs Clinton's use of a private email system was contrary to government policy. BBC

Massimo Calabresi, Time: Inside the FBI Investigation of Hillary Clinton’s E-Mail

FBI director Jim Comey first investigated the Clintons 20 years ago

Late last summer, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey, met with John Giacalone, the bureau official responsible for everything from counterterrorism to counterintelligence across the U.S. Giacalone, a fireplug of a man who started out as a New York City field agent battling organized crime in the 1990s, wanted to brief Comey on a high-profile issue that had been referred to the bureau by the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. Emails found on the private, unclassified server used by Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State contained classified information; Giacalone’s National Security Branch wanted to investigate how the secrets got there and whether anyone had committed a crime in the process. Comey was clear about one thing. “He wanted to make sure it was treated the same way as all other cases,” says Giacalone, who left the bureau in February.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 1, 2016

Clinton aides unite on FBI legal strategy -- Rachel Bade, Politico

When is the next Libya intervention? -- Richard Seymour, Al Jazeera

The Resurgence of Muqtada al-Sadr -- Kevin Sullivan, Real Clear World

Obama abandoned the Arab world. Riyadh is picking up the slack. -- Nawaf Obaid, National Interest

Turkey’s president defiant in the face of American criticism -- Nahal Toosi, Politico

Is Turkey coming in from the cold in Europe? -- Soner Cagaptay, Special to CNN

Saving the South China Sea Without Starting World War III -- Van Jackson, National Interest

Time for a new US South China Sea strategy -- Harry Kazianis, Asia Times

Queasy About Flare-Ups in the South China Sea? Helene Cooper Can Relate -- Helene Cooper, NYT

Xi's Washington Visit Crashed by Unwelcome Guest -- Eli Lake & Josh Rogin, Bloomberg

China’s intelligence shake-up mirrors its political tumult -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Can East Asia avoid a nuclear explosive materials arms race? -- Henry Sokolski, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

How Russia Undermines Nuclear Security -- William Courtney & John Herbst, National Interest

The Rocky U.S.-Polish Relationship -- Daniel Larison, American Conservative

Peru's Presidential Train Wreck -- Mac Margolis, Bloomberg

Inside the Booming Smuggling Trade Between Venezuela and Colombia -- Ezra Kaplan, Time

Revisiting the world’s most violent cities -- The Economist

How we can make our vision of a world without nuclear weapons a reality -- President Obama, Washington Post