David Rothkopf's Blog, page 36

Don't Look Now But Libya Is Falling Apart

How to Prevent Total Disaster in South Sudan

After half a year of fighting, the world's newest country is barreling toward calamity. But its leaders can pull it back from the brink -- if they choose to do so.

U.S. Special Forces Tried and Failed to Rescue James Foley

Have Cuts in Defense Spending Hurt U.S. National Security?

Welcome to Extremistan

The threat and promise of the fracturing of the Middle East.

The Locked and Loaded Carpenters of Makhmour

In one Kurdish town, all able-bodied men, from 17 to 80, have picked up arms to defend their homes from the Islamic State.

Will Afghanistan Be the Next Crisis?

Exclusive: Baghdad Open to Letting U.S. Warplanes Fly From Iraqi Bases

Directed Energy Weapons, India's Strategic Game Changer?

Would American Money Have Saved James Foley?

European governments pay millions of dollars in ransoms to free their hostages. The White House needs to decide whether it’s willing to sacrifice principle for people.