Author Archive

David Kenner

David Kenner is a journalist based in Beirut.
Threats

All ISIS Has Left Is Money. Lots of It.

Even without a physical state, the Islamic State can still fund its main product: political violence.

  • David Kenner, The Atlantic
Ideas

No Matter Who Wins the Syrian Civil War, Israel Loses

Assad is Iran’s most important Arab ally; his would-be successors are Sunni militias and jihadists. Netanyahu’s overtures to Putin can’t change that.

  • David Kenner, The Atlantic