• Joshua Goldstein and I look at R2P After Syria.
• But, what will Syria look like after Syria?
• And, what exactly is the Obama administration doing there?  Training and arming the rebels covertly but not with non-lethal military aid — body armor and night vision.
• UN arms treaty blocked by Iran, North Korea, and Syria.  Go figure.
• Title is misleading, but this is comprehensive look at Afghanistan — will likely be at war long after 2014.
• Current Intelligence has a nice feature from Clive Schofield dissecting the myths and realities of Arctic competition.
• Bringing sabermetrics and moneyball to Washington, where’s Bill Petti when we need him?
• Callum Watson looks to IR to unpack the paradox of Swiss diversity and intolerance.

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• Great pics of 33 abandoned places around the globe