On the road

I will be on Charlottesville for the next few days, taking part in a meeting of the American Political Science Association task force on "America’s Standing in the World."  Drezner’s there, too, so if he promises not to post anything I won’t either.  If he can’t committ to that, then I’ll fall back on the ...

I will be on Charlottesville for the next few days, taking part in a meeting of the American Political Science Association task force on "America's Standing in the World."  Drezner's there, too, so if he promises not to post anything I won't either.  If he can't committ to that, then I'll fall back on the standard bottom line while traveling: posting over the next few days will depend on internet access and insomnia.

I will be on Charlottesville for the next few days, taking part in a meeting of the American Political Science Association task force on "America’s Standing in the World."  Drezner’s there, too, so if he promises not to post anything I won’t either.  If he can’t committ to that, then I’ll fall back on the standard bottom line while traveling: posting over the next few days will depend on internet access and insomnia.

Marc Lynch is associate professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, where he is the director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and of the Project on Middle East Political Science. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He is the author of The Arab Uprising (March 2012, PublicAffairs).

He publishes frequently on the politics of the Middle East, with a particular focus on the Arab media and information technology, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Islamist movements. Twitter: @abuaardvark

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