Marc Lynch's Blog, page 89

The Square

A look back at Tiananmen -- then, now, and the 25 years in between.

Does America Contradict Itself? Very Well, Then.

The prisoner-swap deal that saved Bowe Bergdahl might have been a bad one, but it was also moral and necessary.

Companies Disclose Use of Gold From North Korea

New rule forces businesses to trace their supply chains.

Why Negotiating With Our Enemies Is Not a Sin

The Taliban swap for Sgt. Bergdahl is just the latest
in a long line of occasions when America willingly dealt with bad
guys. And like it or not, this is how wars end.

Xi Jinping's Bad Dream

On the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square
crackdown, China is writing a new legacy of repression.

The Silencing of Egypt's Jon Stewart

The rise and fall of a funnyman in a strongman state. 

Is Ukraine More Like Latvia or Greece?

This question might seem odd, but it's at the heart of what world leaders need to grapple with at the G7 summit this week.

A Time-Lapse Map of Protests Sweeping China in 1989

The 'Beijing Spring' was never just about Beijing.

That’s a Mighty Nice Climate Change Plan, America.

But now the question is: Will it survive 2016? 

The Bergdahl Bargain Was Just the Beginning

Obama swapped five Taliban for Bowe Bergdahl. What will he trade for the three other Americans being held in Afghanistan?