Marc Lynch's Blog, page 73

Here’s Tom’s universal talk for a conference on national security -- feel free to use this speech if you’re in a jam

Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: Why CT's 928th MPWD Detachment Is One of a Kind

Group Stage Wrap: The GNOE Returns

Our nothing-to-do-with-soccer World Cup predictor was, ahem, quite profitable.

A fine list of favorite national security fiction

Iraq Needs to Stop Trying to Make 'Inclusive' Happen

Overcoming sectarian divisions won’t solve Iraq’s crisis. Embracing them will.

Exclusive: President Frank Underwood Wants a Seat at the Security Council. Is Anyone Brave Enough to Say No?

Obama Requests $500 Million to Train and Equip Syrian Rebels

Humanitarian Crisis in Pakistan; Thousands Protest in Kabul; Indian Posts Targeted as Pakistani Troops Violate LoC

Obama Needs to Find His Inner Cold Warrior

The problem with being a
post-deterrence U.S. president is that without deterrence, the world we
live in quickly becomes dangerous.

Nowhere Land

After 40 years of fighting in the desert for their unrecognized country, the people of Western Sahara may be on the cusp of collapsing into extremism - and it could be the thing that saves them.