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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 27, 2016

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Palestinian Hamas militants guard an anti-Israel rally organized by the Hamas movement in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 26, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Suhaib Salem)

Adnan Abu Amer, Al-Monitor: Has the countdown to next Hamas-Israel war begun?

Israel and Hamas have been escalating their war of words, which observers on both sides fear could turn into violence.

Gaza has yet to recover from the destruction of the last war with Israel in the summer of 2014, when more than 178,000 houses were destroyed or damaged, which makes any upcoming war between Israel and the Palestinians seem too early and premature.

After a flurry of contentious statements in February, the situation calmed in March as both Hamas and Israel stopped talking about a possible fourth Israeli-Gaza war, and both showed a desire to quiet their people and reassure them that no confrontation would break out anytime soon.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 27, 2016

Iraq: The Fight Within the Fight Against the Islamic State -- Stratfor

Progress Cited, Challenges Remain Against IS -- Pamela Dockins, VOA

Syria: Russia's continuing war -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC

North Korea, Nukes and Sanity -- George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures

India-China Competition Across the Indo-Pacific -- David Scott, Real Clear Defense/Center for International Maritime Security

How to Get Tough with China -- Grant Newsham & Kerry Gershaneck, National Interest

Why China is Investing More Money in the US -- Shannon Van Sant, VOA

Is the yuan safe? Questions are mounting about China's currency. -- Salvatore Babones, Al Jazeera

In cry for world's help, refugees tell of broad political violence in Burundi -- Mike Pflanz, CSM

The International Effort to Contain Chernobyl -- Marina Koren, The Atlantic

In Russia, young Communists see moment to vie for power -- Fred Weir, CSM

Civilian deaths, injuries by bombings up 50% in five years -- Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

New study: Snowden’s disclosures about NSA spying had a scary effect on free speech -- Jeff Guo, Washington Post

A Second Life in Space for Cold War Nukes -- Bloomberg editorial

The battle for truth over Saudi Arabia's ties to 9/11 -- Andrew Bacevich, L.A. Times

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