Dan Murphy, CSM: Yemen's almost coup a sign of more trouble to come

A Houthi rebel leader stopped short of deposing his rival after his forces sacked the presidential palace today in Yemen's capital.

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

What's Going On In Yemen? -- Yemen Online

Should nations just pay ISIS ransom? -- Peter Bergen and Emily Schneider, CNN

How Turkey misread the Kurds -- Cale Salih & Aaron Stein, Al Jazeera

Qunaitra raid revives fears of Lebanese-Israeli war -- Antoine Ghattas Saab, Daily Star

China's scramble for Africa -- Richard Javad Heydarian, Al Jazeera

When Normal Is Deadly: How Boko Haram Made Us Ok With Slaughter -- Joe Randazzo, Daily Beast

Nigeria’s Army of Psychopaths -- Tolu Ogunlesi, NYT

Muslims and Islamists: How do extremists relate to the population in which they live? -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

Ukraine conflict: Is Russia stoking war or pushing peace? -- Sarah Rainsford, BBC

Putin's Ukraine War Is Back -- Bloomberg editorial

The Deadly Legend of the Donetsk Airport -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Hey France, Don’t Do What We Did After 9/11 -- Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast

Greek Election - Where is the Country Headed? -- Deutsche Welle

2016 Republicans Race to the Right on U.S. Foreign Policy -- Josh Rogin, Bloomberg

‘American Sniper’: Political Rorschach Test -- Marlow Stern, Daily Beast