Loser loses

7 years ago

the most important losing is coming in Syria and North Korea, without much in the headlines.

The KRG independence referendum

7 years ago

Event Details Date: September 28, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Venue: SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. On September 25, the KRG is holding…

Trump is about to make a big mess

7 years ago

I find it hard to believe, but it looks as if President Trump is preparing to take the advice of…

Why have Turkey-Russia relations improved?

7 years ago

It was clear at the Brookings Institution on last Tuesday that nothing is easy to predict when it comes to…

Peace picks September 25 – 29

7 years ago

The Trump Administration and the Middle East: What Should America Do Next? | Monday, September 25 | 12:00 - 1:30…

Trump needs an Iran policy

7 years ago

In the second of two panels organized by the Atlantic Council on Thursday, September 14, Mara Karlin of the Johns…

What kind of elections?

7 years ago

The major conflict phase of the Syrian war is ending, with the American-supported and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces taking Raqqa…

The fragmented Syrian opposition

7 years ago

Not only is Syria fragmented, its opposition is too. That has been true since the 2011 uprising, but things have…

Syria fragmented

7 years ago

In a previous post, I focused on what I learned last week about the prospects for Idlib, a Syrian province…

The Iran threat

7 years ago

In his opening remarks at the Atlantic Council’s “Pushback: Exposing and Countering Iran” event on Thursday, September 14, Ambassador Zalmay…