The state of State

6 years ago

President Trump's FY2020 budget cuts the foreign affairs budget by 23%, while significantly boosting the Pentagon. The cut is mostly…

Peace Picks March 11-15

6 years ago

1. A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya | Tuesday, March 12 | 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Brookings Institute…

Your Saturday video

6 years ago

I've written many screeds against partition schemes, but none more effective than this from Yes Prime Minister:

Criminal whitewash

6 years ago

Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort got off easy. Convicted in Federal court of five counts of tax fraud, two counts…

Why the rush?

6 years ago

I spoke this morning via Skype to a conference in Pristina on the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue: Nomalization or an Aggravated Status…

Similar interests, opposing views

6 years ago

The Middle East Institute (MEI) held a panel discussion on February 26 about potential future geopolitical scenarios in the Middle…

Dim future

6 years ago

The Wilson Center held a panel discussion on February 26 exploring the future of the US-Iran relationship . The panel…

Right move, wrong reasons

6 years ago

President Trump's walking away from his summit with Kim Jong-un has won praise from many, including Democrats and me. Trump…

Failure is what he does best

6 years ago

I agree with Susan Rice. President Trump did the right thing to walk away from his talks with Kim Jong-un…

Racist. Conman. Cheat.

6 years ago

If you haven't heard or read Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony, you should. And here is the video: