Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 20, 2015

Bloomberg editorial: Europe's Crisis Averted (Until Monday)



With their tentative agreement on financial aid for Greece, the euro zone's finance ministers have paused a drama that could still end in disaster and that should never have happened in the first place. The deal outlined on Friday won't be concluded until next week, and could still fall apart, but Friday's talks are being seen as a breakthrough.


With luck, the deal will stick. Whether it sticks or not, the European Union needs to study the shambles of the past few weeks and resolve never to repeat it.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 20, 2015

You Say Debt Relief, I Say Theft -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg



The cracks in Islamic State’s business plan are starting to show -- Ora Szekely, Reuters



ISIS Could Cost Italy Billions In Libyan Oil Profits -- Barbie Latza Nadeau, Daily Beast



Waking Iraq's Sunnis to Crush Islamic State -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg



Balancing Act: Jordan's Fight Against ISIS -- Vanessa Newby, Real Clear Defense



Provoking the Pharaoh: ISIS wants to draw Egypt into a wider war. Did President Sisi just take the bait? -- Steve Negus, Slate



Remembering the Disgraceful Libyan War -- Daniel Larison, American Conservative



Why Netanyahu broke publicly with Obama over Iran -- David Ignatius, Washington Post



This is Japan’s Best Strategy to Defeat China at Sea -- Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat



Brazil Aims to Boost Economic Ties with U.S. -- Tim Ridout, Real Clear World



Brothers Divided, Iconic Ukrainian Miners Torn By War -- Benoît Vitkine, World Crunch



White House traps itself in terrorism word games -- Byron York, Washington Examiner



The Terror in Our Cities -- Jan Fleischhauer, Spiegel Online



What the War on Terrorism Can Learn from the War on Gangs -- Maya Rhodan, Time



To Stay A Global Energy Leader, U.S. Must Capitalize On Arctic Development -- Conrad Burns, Forbes