Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens as President Barack Obama (R) speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Bill Schneider, Reuters: Israel’s dangerous new game playing out in Washington’s corridors of power

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 27, 2015

ISIS Still Strong Despite Major Defeat in Kobani -- Harvey Morris, Time

Three Lessons From Islamic State's Retreat -- Noah Feldman, Bloomberg

The Belgium Question: Why Is a Small Country Producing So Many Jihadists? -- Katrin Kuntz and Gregor Peter Schmitz, Spiegel Online

Aleppo residents tested by snowstorm, war -- Edward Dark, Al-Monitor

Kurdish Protectors Vow to Keep Their 'Jerusalem' -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg

In Yemen, the Gulf faces a new threat: the Americans -- Faisal Al Yafai, The National

Are falling oil prices pushing Iran to make risky economic choices? -- Scott Peterson, CSM

Libya Now Divided Over Tribe, Militias and Oil -- David Arnold, VOA

Why 2016 Could Be a Nightmare for China -- Kerry Brown, The Diplomat

China’s Reform Stalemate -- Keyu Jin, Project Syndicate

Guns, Lies, and Videotape: The War in Eastern Ukraine Is Back On in Full -- Reid Standish, Foreign Policy

The blame game in Ukraine -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

Did Saudi Arabia Just Flinch? -- Evan Kelly, OilPrice.com

Why Saudis Are Holding Strong on Oil -- Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Bloomberg

Why the U.S. Is Stuck With Saudi Arabia -- Matt Schiavenza, The Atlantic

A History of U.S. Foreign Policy Tussles -- Joseph Bosco, Real Clear World