Marc Lynch's Blog, page 31

How Did the Media Became Convinced Obama Would Strike Militants in Syria?

Afghan Elections: Back in Full Crisis Mode

Kerry Leading Coalition Drive to Confront Islamic State

Found: The Islamic State's Terror Laptop of Doom

Buried in a Dell computer captured in Syria are lessons for making bubonic plague bombs and missives on using weapons of mass destruction.

Afghan Election Audit Will Take Two More Weeks; Sharif Asks Army For Help In Islamabad; Modi Combats 'Financial Untouchability'

FP's Situation Report: Intel treasure trove: FP obtains an ISIS laptop; Blair-Olson-Neumann: empower ambassadors; Russia presses Ukraine; Foley was waterboarded; VA: sorry for comparing vets to Oscar the Grouch.

Syrian Refugees Top 3 Million

The Political Magic of Roads

Is real democracy possible without highways?

Just How Far Will the Empire Strike Back?

The Pretender to Pakistan's Throne

Imran Khan's populist protest movement is on the verge of taking down Pakistan's corrupt, sclerotic government. How did such a lightweight get so far?