David Rothkopf's Blog, page 33

FP's Situation Report: Groundwork begins for Syria airstrikes; Are Libyan airstrikes really a surprise?; The Forgotten wars of the Obama administration; The loaded meaning of a Ferrari in Beijing; 1997 calling; and a bit more.

How to Save a City From Itself

Nearly a decade after France's suburbs burned for weeks, Paris has an ambitious plan to reinvent itself to rescue its crumbling outskirts. Color the banlieues skeptical.

The Islamic State's Home-Field Advantage

5 reasons why an expanded mission to strike James Foley's killers in Syria won't work. And why it's going to happen anyway.

What Would the Soviets Say About Michael Brown?

From Birmingham to Ferguson, a brief history of how racial tensions at home have undermined America abroad.

Forgotten Missions

Military missions begin, then move to the background, as new crises break.

How Iraq Explains Why the U.S. Shouldn't Leave Afghanistan

The Angry, Disillusioned Music of the London Rapper Accused of Beheading James Foley

Mowing the Grass and Taking out the Trash

Israel doesn't
want to wipe Hamas out. It actually needs to make it stronger.

Stopping the Islamic State Might Be Obama's Chance to Salvage His Middle East Policy

The Chinese Communist Party Just Opened a WeChat Account

An eclectic social media debut for the world's largest political organization.