Ian Bremmer, Time: 4 Reasons the War Against ISIS Is Working—and 1 Reason It’s Not
The U.S.-led coalition has had increasing success in the war on ISIS, especially in Iraq and Syria—but the terror organization is regrouping in Libya
ISIS remains the best-funded, best-equipped terrorist organization the world has ever seen. But for the first time since its rise in 2014, real progress is being made against the jihadist group. These five facts explain what you need to know.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 6, 2016
Finding A Way Forward in The War Against ISIS -- Aaron Stein, RCD/The Atlantic Council
The Islamic State: Dangerous like a wounded beast -- John McClaughlin, OZY
He once fought U.S. troops. Now Moqtada al-Sadr is battling Iraq’s political system. -- Loveday Morris, Washington Post
What is happening between Turkey's Davutoglu and Erdogan 'resembles a horror film' -- Hilal Koylu, DW
What's behind Ahmet Davutoglu's resignation? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera
Can Hamas Afford the Cost of Ending Gaza’s Isolation? -- Khaled Hroub, WPR
Tensions Simmer in the South China Sea -- Erica Evans, Cipher Brief
Water Wars: Charm Offensives Yield Uncertain Results Throughout Southeast Asia -- Chris Mirasola, Lawfare
It Is Dangerous to Make Assumptions About What China Wants -- Merriden Varrall, Lowy Institute
Why Afghanistan Is Once Again On The Brink -- Philip Reeves, NPR
Everything You Need to Know About the Philippine Presidential Election -- Charlie Campbell, Time
Why Kim Jong Un is now advertising his arsenal -- Joel S. Wit and Sun Young Ahn, CNN
What to Expect: North Korea's 7th Workers' Party Congress -- VOA News
North Korea used its last party congress to call for a nuclear-free world -- Robert Winstanley-Chesters, The Conversation
To Ensure Continued Western Support, Ukraine Needs to Fix Itself -- Steven Pifer, Newsweek
How Western aid enables graft addiction in Ukraine -- Neil A. Abrams and M. Steven Fish, Washington Post
Panama Tries Persuading the World It Isn't a Tax Haven -- Blake Schmidt, Bloomberg