Top Commentary/Analysis/Editorial: Militant Islam’s 2014 march -- Carol J. Williams, Stars and Stripes/Los Angeles Times

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 3, 2015

New Year, New Strikes: Coalition Renews Efforts to Expel Islamic State with Fresh Force in Iraq and Syria -- Samuel Oakford, VICE News

Iran deal would mean a less volatile world -- Julian Borger, Gulf News

China: 2014 Year in Review -- Edited by Asif Farooq and Scott McKnight, The Diplomat

Xinjiang: Has China's crackdown on 'terrorism' worked? -- Carrie Gracie, BBC China editor

'The Interview': no laughing matter for N. Korean defectors -- Kim Dong-Hyun, AFP

Japan’s Growing Anti-Korea Sentiment -- Tae-jun Kang, The Diplomat

Limited options leave Afghan refugees reluctant to return home -- Josh Smith, Stars and Stripes

What Went Wrong in Afghanistan: Review: Jack Fairweather's 'The Good War' -- Brock Dahl, Washington Free Beacon

Sri Lanka's Violent Buddhists -- Rohini Mohan, NYT

Will Muhammadu Buhari be Nigeria's next president? -- Fisayo Soyombo, Al Jazeera

Turkey Helps Russia’s Ambition in Georgia -- Michael Rubin, Commentary

In Sweden, the Land of the Open Door, Anti-Muslim Sentiment Finds a Foothold -- Melissa Eddy, NYT

Washington's Reported Peace Proposal For Ukraine Is Wrong-Headed And Dangerous -- Mark Galeotti, Business Insider/In Moscow's Shadows

Kiev's brutal strategy in eastern Ukraine -- Lev Golinkin, L.A. Times

Cheaper oil will benefit the world...for now -- Joe Belfiglio, Yahoo Finance

Ten Warning Signs Of A Market Crash In 2015 -- The Telegraph