Links of Interest

Be sure to check out our collection of useful links to blogs and websites from around the globe, ranging from US foreign policy, national security and politics to law, development, econo- and enviro-bloggers, and tech and media.

 

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Bab al-Mandab

Normally al-Qaeda affiliates just make threats they can only carry out in their dreams, but in this case I’m not sure sure:

“Al-Qaeda has never attempted to seize and hold strategic territory, but this may be about to change, according to an audiotape message from the deputy leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). In [...]

A Century of Fakers

In a recent piece in Foreign Policy magazine, James Traub struggles to divine the true nature of the Obama administration’s foreign policy posture – in particular, the quality of the Obama administration’s predisposition to pursue engagement with other regimes and institutions, regardless of the makeup of said organizations.  In this, Traub agonizes over the potential willingness of the [...]