Marc Lynch's Blog, page 59

Coke Brothers

The new $50 billion BRICS bank will finance a wave of heavily polluting coal plants the West wouldn't touch. And that's not all bad.

U.S. Presses Israel to Wind Down Gaza Offensive

The Forgotten Victims of the War in Ukraine

We're right to mourn the dead of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. But that doesn't mean
we should forget the others whose lives are being forever altered by the war.

Where the Wild Things Die

Heavily armed conservationists are fighting to save the world’s remaining rhinos. A dispatch from the front lines of South Africa's poaching wars.

How to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Africa

Obama's major summit with the continent's
leaders will only succeed if the White House eschews autocrats in favor of a
new generation of democratic champions. 

FAA Bans All Flights to and From Israel

Libya's Islamists Go for Broke

Europe Treads Cautious Path in Confronting Russia

EU leaders expand sanctions options but hold off targeting industries.

U.S. Intelligence No Closer to Pinning MH17 Downing on Russia

First Gaza, Then the West Bank

Why Israel can no longer let the Palestinian
Authority be responsible for security in Judea and Samaria.