David Rothkopf's Blog, page 86

D-Day, Redux

Meet the men and women still storming the beaches, 70 years on.

Britain's Great Unraveling

Why 2015 could be the end of the United Kingdom as we know it.

Terrorists Held My Dad Hostage…

And he spent another 5
years in hell after a Bergdahl-type deal soured. A personal history of how swapping bad guys for American prisoners can go bad.

Keith Alexander Needs a Hug

Why liberals should learn to stop worrying and love the NSA.

The Lady Rallies the Masses Once Again

Aung San Suu Kyi wants to change the Burmese constitution. But will the military really go along?

Libya's Rogue 'War on Terror'

Is retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar finally reining in out-of-control Islamist militias, or is he dealing a body blow to this country's hope for democracy?

Put Tunisians Back to Work

Post-revolutionary Tunisia has made great strides toward democracy. Now it needs to deliver on promises of economic growth. The second in our series of Lab Reports on Tunisia.

One Insurgent at a Time

How Alcoholics Anonymous can fix Obama's counterterrorism
strategy.

What Russia Could Look Like in 2035, if Putin Gets His Wish

Sorry, Europe:
It ain't a pretty picture.

Not So Happy In Iran

Iran’s ayatollahs are going nuts over a harmless video. But they’re not the first autocrats to obsess about the impact of popular culture.