The Moscow connection

8 years ago

The current furor over the Trump campaign's links to Moscow is still generating more heat than light. This morning's news…

Will Trump disappoint as much as Obama?

8 years ago

In his Annual Kuwait Chair Lecture February 28, Ambassador Edward “Skip” Gnehm discussed the sociopolitical landscape of the Middle East…

The bigotry of low expectations

8 years ago

President Trump of course said nothing like what I had suggested yesterday in his speech to Congress last night. The tone…

Egypt as a counter-terrorism partner

8 years ago

At the Tuesday, February 21 event at the Center for American Progress, the assembled panelists discussed the opportunities for re-setting…

Not the President’s speech

8 years ago

So many people are indulging in wishful thinking about what they would like President Trump to do that I thought…

Peace picks February 27 – March 3

8 years ago

Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum: Negotiation Day – Negotiators’ Behavior in the End Game | Monday, February 27 | 9…

Run your own affairs

8 years ago

Zana Popovska-Bozinovska of the website MKD.mk asked questions. I answered: Q: What is your position about Platform of Albanian political…

Syria peace talks worthy of the name

8 years ago

My Syrian friends at the Center for Civil Society and Democracy sent these Principles for Successful Intra-Syrian Talks, targeted at the…

Trying to hem him in

8 years ago

The appointment of H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser is one more step in trying to hem in President Trump…

Who killed these people?

8 years ago

I received this note this morning from the Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade: Approximately 1,400 civilians were killed in the area…