Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 28, 2015

Daily Star editorial: Don’t invite disaster: Israel - Hezbollah conflict

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 28, 2015

Hezbollah strikes back at Israel: Why escalation is not inevitable -- Christa Case Bryant & Nicholas Blanford, CSM

Isis hostage crisis: Jordan's fear of internal strife is behind decision to release of bomber Sajida al-Rishawi -- Lina Khatib, The Independent

Deal for ISIS Hostages in Limbo -- Christopher Dickey & Jake Adelstein, Daily Beast

US uses Kobane defeat in 'counter-message' against Islamic State. Can it work? -- Howard LaFranchi, CSM

The lesson from Yemen -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Did Obama’s Drone War Help Cause Yemen’s Collapse? -- Joshua Keating, Slate

Why We’re Stuck With Saudi Arabia -- Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast

Long Live the King! Why President Obama is suddenly cozying up to the Saudi royal family. -- Fred Kaplan, Slate

What does North Korean leader Kim Jong-un really want? -- BBC

Nigerian Army missing in action amid Boko Haram terror surge -- Michael Holtz, CSM

Ukraine looking more like Poland on the brink of World War Two -- John Lloyd, Reuters

Sorry, Ukraine, You Can't Beat Putin -- Marc Champion, Bloomberg

Can Syriza renegotiate Greece's multi-billion bailout? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

Why Europe Will Cave to Greece -- Clive Crook, Bloomberg

Draghi's Dangerous Bet: The Perils of a Weak Euro -- Spiegel Online

Cry for Argentina as terrorists and gangsters get away with murder -- Clifford D. May, Washington Times

Argentina Loses Its Intelligence -- Bloomberg editorial

Amal Clooney Begins Next Big Human Rights Case -- Time