A Preliminary Evaluation of the U.S. Intervention in Libya
We’re just over a year past the beginning of the uprisings in Libya that ultimately produced (along with, of course, NATO’s intervention) Muammar Qaddafi’s ouster. And there are now increasing calls...
View ArticleThe Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Al Qaeda, and Epistemology
Yesterday I was quoted in a Spencer Ackerman article over at Wired, saying, “We don’t know whether there is a current relationship between LIFG [the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group] and al Qaeda.” I...
View ArticleLIFG and Al Qaeda: A Response to Zelin
On Friday, I had a post at G&L questioning the field’s conventional wisdom that a) there is currently no relationship between the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) and al Qaeda, and b) LIFG is...
View ArticleTerry Jones and U.S. Foreign Policy
Today, a lot of attention was devoted to an anti-Islam film that may have played a causal role in recent anti-U.S. protests in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia. For the record, I am skeptical that this film...
View ArticleWhy Tom Ricks’s Fox Appearance Was Less Impressive Than You Think
You’ve probably already seen Tom Ricks’s Fox News appearance from yesterday that has created so much buzz on social media. His buzz-inspiring line came at the end of a short debate about Benghazi, when...
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