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. by Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel | Aug 26, 2014 | Monitor
FP’s Situation Report: Qatar played a role in release of journo; Pressure mounts on Obama; Islamic State takes over a base; Winnefeld takes off his uniform – for the ice bucket challenge; and a bit more. by Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel | Aug 25, 2014 | Monitor
FP’s Situation Report: Sharpening rhetoric about the IS, but no war plan yet; John Allen: do it “NOW;” GAO says Bergdahl swap illegal; DOD throws cold water on ice bucket challenge; and a bit more. by Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel | Aug 22, 2014 | Monitor
FP’s Situation Report: A failed rescue operation for Foley, U.S. refused ransom request; Iraqis offer up airbases; John McLaughlin on why IS is scarier than AQ before 9/11; Bob Work works it in Guam; And a bit more. by Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel | Aug 21, 2014 | Monitor
FP’s Situation Report: An American journalist beheaded, the conflict comes home; U.S. efforts in Iraq widen; Articulating a U.S. strategy; Obama is firm on Afghanistan; The life of a Saudi prince; and a bit more. by Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel | Aug 20, 2014 | Monitor