Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 29, 2020

Police officers stand near Notre Dame church, where a knife attack took place, in Nice, France October 29, 2020. © REUTERS - Eric Gaillard/Pool

France 24: Why has Nice become a target for terrorism in France?

France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the country was going on emergency alert after three people were killed in the southern city of Nice on Thursday.

This is not the first terrorist attack that has coincided with a major religious or national holiday in the French Riviera city. Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi said on Twitter the knife attack had happened at the city's Notre Dame church and that police had detained the attacker.

A police source said three people had been confirmed dead, including a woman who was decapitated in the attack. One of the people killed inside the church was believed to be the church warden, Estrosi said.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 29, 2020

Timeline: A series of attacks in France amid a debate over Islam -- Al Jazeera

What Macron's Clash With Islamism Means for His Presidency -- Ido Vock, New Statesman

Can rift between Western leaders and Islam be bridged? -- Al Jazeera

Testing NATO: Turkey’s Acquisition of Russian S-400 Air Defense System -- FDD

How does Erdogan get away with it all? -- Cengiz Candar, Al-Monitor

The Wonder of the Abraham Accords -- Meir Soloveichik, Commentary

Is There a Peace Plan for Karabakh? -- Ivan Preobrazhensky, Riddle

Europe Prepares for a Bleak Winter -- Colm Quinn, Foreign Policy

‘Difficult winter’: Europe divided on lockdowns; cases soar -- Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, and Franck Jordans, AP

Surge in virus threatens to reverse global economic rebounds -- Martin Crutsinger, AP