Marc Lynch's Blog, page 38

U.S. Special Forces Tried and Failed to Rescue James Foley

Have Cuts in Defense Spending Hurt U.S. National Security?

Welcome to Extremistan

The threat and promise of the fracturing of the Middle East.

The Locked and Loaded Carpenters of Makhmour

In one Kurdish town, all able-bodied men, from 17 to 80, have picked up arms to defend their homes from the Islamic State.

Will Afghanistan Be the Next Crisis?

Exclusive: Baghdad Open to Letting U.S. Warplanes Fly From Iraqi Bases

Directed Energy Weapons, India's Strategic Game Changer?

Would American Money Have Saved James Foley?

European governments pay millions of dollars in ransoms to free their hostages. The White House needs to decide whether it’s willing to sacrifice principle for people.

Foley's Executioner Likely British National

Lying Down With Dogs

Turkey's support for Hamas agents who tried to topple Mahmoud Abbas's Palestinian Authority is putting Erdogan in a pickle.