David Kenner

David KennerAssociate Editor

David Kenner is an associate editor at Foreign Policy. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, also spending time studying in Turkey. He lived in Lebanon from 2006 to 2008, where he was a regular at various cafes and, in his spare time, reported on Middle East politics and pursued a master's degree from the American University of Beirut. He has written for The New Republic, The Weekly Standard, and Slate, among others.

Latest Articles

Argument

Syria Is Already More Violent Than Iraq

And its destruction will define the Middle East for years to come.
Dispatch

The Egyptian Revolution Through Mubarak's Eyes

Insider accounts are shedding new light on the 18 days that brought down a pharaoh.
Interview

'These Guys Are Thugs'

Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei speaks exclusively to Foreign Policy on the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's political crisis.
Feature

Assad's War on the Red Crescent

Aid workers are caught in the crossfire of Syria's bloody revolt.
The List

Going Out Gracelessly

The six worst concessions in recent political history.
Dispatch

Winter Is Coming

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are living in dire conditions, and the aid the world is providing is nowhere near enough.
Profile

The Weathervane

As Syria's civil war explodes across the region, Walid Jumblatt is ripping into the United States for not doing more. Is he just shifting with the political winds once again?
Slide Show

The Little Syrian Town That Could

The amazing protest posters of occupied Kafr Anbel.
Argument

What Russia Gave Syria

A guide to Bashar al-Assad's arsenal.
Dispatch

Shotgun Divorce

Pakistan's top diplomat is charged with resurrecting a relationship with the United States that seems only to get worse with time.