by Marc Lynch | Sep 30, 2013 | Monitor
The absence of Iraqi voices from American discussions about Iraq over the last decade has long been a major shortcoming. The bookshelf of English-language books about the decade of war with Iraq overflows with accounts of Washington inter-agency battles, General David...
by Marc Lynch | Sep 4, 2013 | Monitor
So you want to read up on the issues surrounding Syria, but you aren’t satisfied with the usual list of — often outstanding, sometimes less so — think tank reports, blogs and op-eds which usually get offered up? Well, here’s a selection of...
by Marc Lynch | Aug 18, 2013 | Monitor
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia issued an unusually rapid and strong endorsement of the Egyptian military crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood’s sit-ins, calling on all Arabs to unite behind a crackdown on terrorism, incitement, and disorder. Bahrain, the UAE, and...
by Marc Lynch | Jul 23, 2013 | Monitor
The Middle East Channel Editor’s Blog How should analysts understand the combination of the June 30 massive popular mobilization and the July 3 military coup against then-President Mohamed Morsi? Should these events be understood as a continuation of the January...
by Marc Lynch | Jun 28, 2013 | Monitor
Here’s a link to the video of my discussion today with Andrew Tabler at the Washington Institute about U.S. policy towards Syria, which was broadcast on C-Span. My comments begin at around the 25 minute mark. I enjoyed the discussion. No time right now to write...