Marc Lynch's Blog, page 67

The FBI's Dirty Little Secret

The NSA wasn't the only one snooping on ordinary Americans.

Magic Money and Budgetary Malpractice

There's something fishy about the U.S. Navy wanting to create a new fund to pay for nuclear submarines -- so it can also pay for other ships.

Hamas's New Rocket Is Inaccurate. It's Also a Serious Upgrade.

Too Soon to Celebrate? Congress Slams Myanmar Ahead of Kerry Visit

Has the White House Bungled a Historic Africa Summit?

Undoing the Resource Curse

How oil can save Libyan democracy.

New Khamenei Demands Make Tough Iranian Nuke Talks Even Tougher

The Pentagon's $399 Billion Plane to Nowhere

The next-generation F-35, the most expensive plane ever built, may be too dangerous to fly. Why is Congress keeping it alive?

Siege Mentality

While Israel pounds Gaza with bombs, the real battleground of East Jerusalem is ready to boil over.

There's No Partnership in Pivot

If the United States is going to shift focus to Asia it’s going to have to do it without Europe.