Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 14, 2014

Syria's Disintegration Alarms Israel -- Ian Black, The Guardian

Bashar al-Assad looks like the least bad option as fears mount of growing strength of jihadi groups, writes Ian Black

Nearly three years into the war in Syria, the Israeli government is getting used to the idea that its northern neighbour is changing beyond recognition as the bloodiest chapter of the Arab spring takes its bloody course with no end in sight.

Unlike Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, Israel – Syria's enemy for 65 years - has not been inundated with hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees fleeing the conflict. But it is increasingly alarmed about the disintegration of the country and the rise of Jihadi-type groups in the uprising against Bashar al-Assad. Eventually, the fear is, they will turn their attention to Israel.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Where is the public outrage on Syria? -- Jan Egeland, The Guardian

Will Iran oil end Saudi Arabia's energy reign? -- Rami Ayyub, Christian Science Monitor

Iran's Hope Is Sanctions Relief, But Reality Is Struggling Economy -- Peter Kenyon, NPR

Why Western business eyeing Iran is a good thing -- Cornelius Adebahr, Special to CNN

Why was North Korea so quick to agree to family reunions? -- Donald Kirk, Christian Science Monitor

Kerry looks to China to rein in N. Korea’s nuclear arms, but at what cost? -- Stuart Leavenworth, Kansas City Star/McClatchy Foreign Staff

U.S. ties with Karzai erode further over prisoner release -- James Rosen, McClatchy Washington Bureau

Eurozone Crisis Is Just Getting Started -- Jeremy Warner, Daily Telegraph

Fears for the economic legacy in Ukraine -- Euronews

Obama Bid for Russia Reset Slips Amid Cold War Iciness -- Nicole Gaouette, Bloomberg Businessweek

Scotland: A rocky road to independence -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

Venezuela: In a country so divided, peace is just a dream -- Linda Sharkey, The Independent

Venezuelan Masses Will Not Let President Maduro Rule With An Iron Fist Perpetually -- Leopoldo Martínez, FOX News

A Postmortem On Venezuela --- Richard Fernandez, PJ Media

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