Marc Lynch's Blog, page 16

If You Want Peace, You Have to Plan for It

How the world is training the next generation of peacebuilders.

All the Ayatollah's Men

Iraq's Shiite militias are becoming as great a danger as the
Islamic State.

Bridging the Two Tunisias

So far Tunisia's revolution has managed to bridge the gap between secularists and Islamists. But can that precarious accord make it through election season?

Hacks and Hired Guns

Are America’s think tanks in hock to the highest bidder?

The World This Week in Photos

Floods in Indian Kashmir; an English debutante ball; and Gaza's students return to school.

WHO Head: Ebola 'Greatest Peacetime Challenge' in U.N. History

Better Late Than Never: The Senate Finally Confirmed Some Ambassadors

Once Upon a Time in Edinburgh

Old views of a Scottish capital.

Benghazi Panel Opens With a Whimper, Not a Bang

The Coalition of Convenience

The U.S. needs to take a cold, hard look at the ulterior motives of its partners in the war against the Islamic State.