Adam Taylor, Washington Post: Why the Islamic State has its eyes on Libya
For almost all of its existence, the Islamic State has focused on a spectacular yet singular goal: The creation of a new Islamic caliphate centered around Syria and Iraq. While there were threats and attacks farther afield, these attacks were generally made by groups or individuals with relatively weak links to the Islamic State's core.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 19, 2015
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Obama Counters Violent Extremists With Extremists -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast
Why Calling ISIS Islamic Only Plays Into Its Hands -- Dean Obeidallah, Daily Beast
Iraqis may fear Shi’ite militias more than Islamic State -- Mohamad Bazzi, Reuters
Kurds’ Ascendance With West Further Isolates Turkey -- Dorian Jones, VOA
The Long Arm of Iranian Terror -- Toby Dershowitz, National Interest
Bibi: Why I’m speaking to Congress -- Benjamin Netanyahu, New York Post
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Germany may have just put the nail in Greece's Euro zone coffin -- Cyrus Sanati, Fortune
Why Germany Rejected Greece's Peace Offering -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
Jeb Bush Borrows Brother's Foreign-Policy Playbook -- W. James Antle III. National Interest
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