Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 22, 2015

Danya Greenfield, BBC/Atlantic Council: Yemen crisis: Not a coup, but close

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 22, 2015

Pressure from powerful Houthis proves too much for Yemen's Hadi -- Noah Browning, Reuters



Yemen's Hadi, leader who failed to bring stability -- AFP



Yemen's US-backed president quits; country could split apart -- Ahmed Al-Haj and Maggie Michael, AP



Yemen’s 2011 ‘upheaval’ leads to crisis today: Former US ambassador to Yemen examines the circumstances that led to current coup -- Stephen Seche, Boston Globe



Yemen crisis: Chaos is security nightmare for US -- Frank Gardner, BBC



Yemen chaos puts uncertainty into Obama terror fight – or does it? -- Howard LaFranchi, CSM



Rebel Putsch Is Trouble for America’s War in Yemen -- Joseph Trevithick, War Is Boring



Face It, Obama. Without Assad, You’ve Got No Strategy in Syria -- Leslie H. Gelb, Daily Beast



China Enters Afghanistan's Great Game -- Bloomberg editorial



Defence in Japan: Up in arms -- Economist



Putin's New Gas Strategy Actually Makes Sense -- Marc Champion, Bloomberg



Is left-wing Syriza on verge of power in Greece? (Video) -- BBC



Dead Prosecutor Alleges Argentina Covered Up Iran’s Terrorist Attack for Cheap Oil -- Christopher Dickey & Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, Daily Beast



Argentine Phone Calls Detail Efforts to Shield Iran -- Jonathan Gilbert & Simon Romero, NYT



Economy in tatters, Venezuela's Maduro tells citizens 'God will provide' -- Girish Gupta, CSM



Why the Duke spoke about those sex allegations -- Kamal Ahmed, BBC



Cheap Gas Won't Stick Around -- Megan McArdle, Bloomberg



I Served in Iraq, and American Sniper Gets It Right. But It’s Still Not the War Film We Need. -- Brian Turner, Vulture/NYMag