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Comment: The Islamic State group has arrived in Pakistan with the announcement of its ‘Province of Khorasan’. But it is unlikely Pakistan will take the group seriously. Rather, it will use it and others for its own geo-political ends.
Syria, Iran and Hizballah have remained largely silent after an Israeli attack on their military convoy in the Golan Heights. That has allowed the Israelis to push their version of events.
The killing of the French journalists is undoubtedly a despicable, evil act. But it should not be used as a cover - or an excuse - for other evils.
Any way you look at it, Iran's increasingly bold interventions in the Arab region cannot be regarded positively.
Russia is trying to rejuvenate its role in international diplomacy by bringing the Syrian opposition and the regime together for face-to-face negotiations, but the Syrian people stand to gain little.
In 2014, the crisis in Syria became intractable. There is now no way back.
This Palestinian minister's life mirrored many of the resistance fighters drawn to the Palestinian cause. His death at the hands of an Israeli soldier was an end that too many have suffered.
In spite of Obama’s promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, his own task force has reportedly concluded that at least 59 detainees are there for life; the use of torture precludes their being moved to a civilian jurisdiction.
The Iranian nuclear issue is integral to the geopolitics of the region. Iran is today infinitely more powerful than it has ever been by virtue of the systematic follies of a US regional policy completely determined by Israeli interests.
At home and abroad, the Obama administration faces serious challenges. It needs to find a way to do this effectively.