Trump is losing, but still making chaos

8 years ago

@MaxBoot tweeted last night: Xi forces affirmation of "One China." Mexico won't pay for wall. 9th Circuit stops EO. Flynn/Conway…

Shortest route to Balkans peace

8 years ago

Filip Raunic of Croatia's Telegram asked some questions about Bosnia and Herzgovina. I replied:  Q: Republika Srpska celebrated its National Day,…

The Middle East post-Khamenei and Sistani

8 years ago

In a February 6 event hosted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, leading thinkers on Iran gathered to…

Silence is eloquent

8 years ago

The Senate Republicans silenced Elizabeth Warren last  night after she read a 1986 letter from Coretta Scott King that they…

Lost in translation

8 years ago

On Friday, the American Enterprise Institute hosted “Lost in Translation: The Unsung War Heroes of Iraq and Afghanistan”. The evening…

What’s at stake

8 years ago

As I am not a lawyer, I won't comment on the legal aspects of the hearing later today on the…

Cooling it

8 years ago

Iran for the moment appears to be taking a low key approach to responding to new US sanctions aimed at…

Withdraw, renegotiate, or enforce?

8 years ago

With apologies, I've been slow to post this fine piece by Sarah Timreck on an event that occurred the week…

Peace picks February 6-12

8 years ago

1. Missing OPEC? The Unwelcome Return Of Boom-Bust Oil Prices | Monday Feb 6 | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm…

Rewriting social contracts in the Middle East

8 years ago

Authors and experts convened last Wednesday to launch of the report Carnegie Endowment Arab Fractures: Citizens, States, and Social Contracts…