David Rothkopf's Blog, page 6

Has the U.S. Turned Off the Islamic State's Oil Spigot?

Airstrikes seem to have mauled a portion of ISIS's oil operations. That could hamstring its finances -- and its war machine.

Kazakhstan's $1 Billion Bet That It Can Avoid Argentina's Mistakes

U.S. Commander Foresees a Yearlong Ebola Effort

The Women of Kobani

Fleeing the Islamic State militants, they’ve left behind not only their homes in Syria, but their husbands and sons who have stayed to fight.

On Hong Kong, China Tells Key Senator to Butt Out

You Should Still Be Scared of Pyongyang

Five reasons a quiet North Korea is still a deadly North Korea.

Read the Anti-Hong Kong Rant That's Going Viral in China

A muddle-headed toddler leading a blindfolded donkey.

Should Senior Military Officers Resign in Protest If Obama Disregards Their Advice?

If ISIS had a 3-24 (II): Trying to write the Field Manual of the Islamic State

An Army chaplain's reassuring theory about soldier suicides at Fort Carson, Co.