David Rothkopf's Blog, page 11

The Umbrella Revolution

Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement takes to the streets.

Obama's Islamic State Blame Game

The nation's spies feel that the president is throwing them under the bus -- again.

Afghanistan's New Leaders Are Committed, The U.S. Should Be, Too

Déjà Vu in the West Bank and Gaza

Hamas
and Fatah's latest unity agreement is doomed to failure. So why do the
Palestinian factions keep trying?

Hong Kong's Protest, in Memes

A selection of the most powerful remixed images coming from the island city.

Glorious Leader Kim Jong Un's Glorious Disappearance

Friends Again at Folly’s Expense: U.S.-India Summit Skirts Kashmir and Ukraine

The Revolution Will Not Be Instagrammed

Mainland Chinese felt no effects from the protests roiling Hong Kong -- until Beijing pulled the plug on another social network. 

A Turning Point in the Fight for Hong Kong

Beijing remains unlikely to cave to pro-democracy protesters' demands, but it is now losing hearts and minds.

When Obama Meets Modi: The Superpower and the Global Swing State