Good and bad news

6 years ago

The good news is that the UK Labour Party is signaling it will back a second Brexit referendum. The bad…

Have the Taliban changed?

6 years ago

The Middle East Institute (MEI) hosted a discussion on February 21 about understanding what the Taliban wants, with former Ambassador…

Distracting and caving

6 years ago

President Trump is getting ready to cave: having scheduled a Summit with Kim Jong-un for next Wednesday and Thursday in…

What northeast Nigeria needs now

6 years ago

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion on February 13 about risks and resilience in Nigeria…

Needed: better Arab armies

6 years ago

The Middle East Institute (MEI) hosted a book talk on February 14 with Kenneth Pollack, resident scholar at the American Enterprise…

The bromance isn’t going well

6 years ago

Are these really the political leaders who can pull off the historic compromise between Kosovo and Serbia? May be, but…

Bravo, but Kosovo can wait

6 years ago

Serbia would be wise to enter a serious negotiation sooner rather than later. Kosovo can afford to wait, as its…

From War to Peace

6 years ago

Here are the notes I used for my presentation of From War to Peace in the Balkans, Middle East, and…

Ignominy

6 years ago

Defeat of Trump's wall fantasy was ignominious for the President. A pardon for Manafort would be ignominious for the United…

Money and Israel

6 years ago

Newly elected Member of Congress Ilhan Omar has generated accusations of anti-Semitism for her tweet implying that money (Benjamins) from…