Deadly Iraq Bombings And A Reawakening Insurgency -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
The Iraq war is over for the US, and the country is a more stable place than at the height of its civil war. But the Sunni insurgency never really died, and Syria is adding some fuel.
After a series of attacks across Iraq yesterday left 115 people dead and scores more wounded, a simple reality must be acknowledged: Iraq's insurgency against the central government installed by a US-led coalition nine years ago never really ended. It has simply morphed into something smaller and more intermittent.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
U.S. contemplating 'an Assad aftermath' -- Barbara Starr, CNN
Five Syria Nightmares: The Middle East Can’t Live with Assad, but Living Without Him Won’t Be Easy -- Tony Karon, Time
Toppling Iran's Unsteady Regime -- Emanuele Ottolenghi, Wall Street Journal
For Iran, learn from Iraq 1991-94 -- Bennett Ramberg, Politico
With Iran, deterrence won’t work -- Gil Lahav, New York Daily News
China failing economic vision test -- Kevin Rafferty, Japan Times
Tibetan prime minister: Tibet is the key to democratizing China -- Josh Rogin, The Cable
India’s Military Comes of Age: The BrahMos Missile -- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat
What's working in Pakistan -- Peter Bergen, CNN
Obama Didn’t Owe Taliban a Victory Plan -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Putin's Recipe for Disaster -- Victor Davidoff, Moscow Times
The End of the Affair: Four years after Barack Obama's landmark Berlin speech, the transatlantic alliance is fading fast. What went wrong? -- Mark Leonard, Foreign Policy
Austerity forcing regions to reject Madrid's power -- Paddy
Toppling Iran's Unsteady Regime -- Emanuele Ottolenghi, Wall Street Journal
For Iran, learn from Iraq 1991-94 -- Bennett Ramberg, Politico
With Iran, deterrence won’t work -- Gil Lahav, New York Daily News
China failing economic vision test -- Kevin Rafferty, Japan Times
Tibetan prime minister: Tibet is the key to democratizing China -- Josh Rogin, The Cable
India’s Military Comes of Age: The BrahMos Missile -- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat
What's working in Pakistan -- Peter Bergen, CNN
Obama Didn’t Owe Taliban a Victory Plan -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Putin's Recipe for Disaster -- Victor Davidoff, Moscow Times
The End of the Affair: Four years after Barack Obama's landmark Berlin speech, the transatlantic alliance is fading fast. What went wrong? -- Mark Leonard, Foreign Policy
Austerity forcing regions to reject Madrid's power -- Paddy
Tibetan prime minister: Tibet is the key to democratizing China -- Josh Rogin, The Cable
India’s Military Comes of Age: The BrahMos Missile -- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat
What's working in Pakistan -- Peter Bergen, CNN
Obama Didn’t Owe Taliban a Victory Plan -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Putin's Recipe for Disaster -- Victor Davidoff, Moscow Times
The End of the Affair: Four years after Barack Obama's landmark Berlin speech, the transatlantic alliance is fading fast. What went wrong? -- Mark Leonard, Foreign Policy
Austerity forcing regions to reject Madrid's power -- Paddy Woodworth, Irish Times
What is Washington up to in the Chaco region? -- Nikolas Kozloff, Al Jazeera
Why the Obama administration's pragmatism is a failing strategy -- Kori Schake, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy
Olympic Committee's Refusal To Honor Israeli Athletes Is Gold-Medal Cowardice -- IBD editorial