Terrorist Ends Canada’s Innocence -- Tim Mak, Daily Beast

A gunman attacked parliament in an unprecedented attack, bringing violence to the very heart of Canadian democracy.

An unprecedented attack shook Canada on Wednesday as at least one gunman attacked parliament and the country's war memorial in the capital, Ottawa.

A fundamentally quiet and orderly town, Ottawa was rocked by the shooting of a uniformed Canadian soldier as he stood guard over the National War Memorial, located right across the street from Parliament Hill and the prime minister's offices at Langevin Block.

It was the second attack inside Canada this week. The shootings come just two days after a 25-year-old man described by police as a "radicalized" Muslim drove his car into two Canadian soldiers in a city outside of Montreal, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Martin Couture-Rouleau, the suspect in that incident, was arrested in July while trying to travel to Turkey. Following his rampage, Courture-Rouleau was shot and killed.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 22, 2014

Has ISIS Peaked as a Military Power? -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast

Battle for Kobani: As the World Watches, Turkey Looks Away -- Christoph Reuter, Spiegel Online

Why the world shouldn’t write off the Iraqi Army just yet -- Michael O'Hanlon, Reuters

Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Rocket Force -- Michael Rubin, Commentary

Japan Caves to China on Senkaku Island Dispute -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat

Afghan President to Visit China on First Trip Abroad -- Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat

Has Beijing Lost Taiwan for Good? -- Richard Rosecrance, American Interest

Is Jeffrey Fowle's release a bid to end North Korea's isolation? -- Robert Marquand, CSM

Swedish Hunt for ‘Russian’ Sub Recalls the Cold War -- Lisa Abend, Time

Sweden's Military Calls Sub's Breach of Waters 'Fucked Up' -- Elias Groll, Foreign Policy

How to Salvage France's Mistral Shipwreck -- James Stavridis & Leo Michel, Foreign Policy

Chill in Russia-Ukraine gas talks threatens Europe's winter supplies -- Michael Holtz, CSM

Eve of Election: A Fractured Ukraine, United in Uncertainty -- Christian Neef, Spiegel Online

America's Costly Foreign-Policy Follies -- Robert W. Merry, National Interest

Obama’s Last Chance to Save His Presidency -- Leslie H. Gelb, National Interest

Why Ebola Isn’t Really a Threat to the U.S. -- Bryan Walsh, Time