Marc Lynch's Blog, page 32

The U.S. Needs a New Foreign Policy Agenda for 2016 (A Four-Part Series)

Obama Hints at Legal Rationale for Airstrikes in Syria

The Top 10 Questions About the World's Biggest Problems

Will anyone ever outfox Putin? Why are we still using old solutions to solve the same old Middle East Problems? And where exactly are we going in Afghanistan?

Obama's true foreign policy dilemma is not what Tom Donnelly thinks it is

10 reasons why you shouldn't vote for a vet

Sherman (XI): The Confederates I worry about most after the war will be the young men with guns and horses -- but no land

Pakistan on the Brink, Again

U.S. Airstrikes in Syria Would Raise Legal Questions

Illegal Alien: A Short History

Undocumented? Unauthorized? Illegal? After 250 years, we're still debating what to call America’s visa-less immigrants.

Libya's New Power Brokers?

As Egypt and the UAE launch airstrikes on Tripoli, a cadre of politicians, militia leaders, and businessmen with links to both countries hopes to take advantage of a popular swell against Libya's Islamists.