Marc Lynch's Blog, page 5

Dispatches From the Front Lines of Indian Democracy

The Closeted Continent

38 out of 55 African nations have laws punishing sodomy. And things may get worse before they get better.

Wanted: A Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State and Assad

Halting the violent
fracturing of the Middle East requires the U.S. and regional states to stop
talking past each other.  

The United States Needs A New Foreign Policy Agenda for 2016 (Part Three of Four)

The Toxic Politics of Ebola

In Guinea, the epidemic isn’t just killing people. It’s threatening to tear the country apart.

Canada Approves Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants in Iraq

Fiddling While Kobani Burns

Turkey is talking tough about the Islamic State. But it’s still not ready for war.

With Kobani on the Verge, Coalition Brass Will Weigh Ground Forces

Abandon All Hope Ye Who Protest Here

What Hong Kong's Occupy Central can learn from the Tahrir Square uprising.

You Can’t Understand How Beleaguered Kobani Is Until You See These Maps