The Aleppo defeat

8 years ago

You can always tell when a cause is lost: the UN General Assembly passes a resolution to stop the bombing, allow…

The anti-cabinet

8 years ago

I've already noted that Donald Trump's cabinet picks are not moderates. Since then he has added to his radical menagerie…

I’m disappointed

8 years ago

In his valedictory address on counterterrorism yesterday at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, President Obama waxed poetic about diplomacy,…

These are not moderates

8 years ago

Pizzagate is the misnomer we are using today to refer to entirely false reports of a pedophilic child-smuggling ring operating out…

Peace picks, December 5-9

8 years ago

The Arab Woman: Enhancing Leadership and Resilience | Monday, December 5 | 10:00am – 3:30pm | United States Institute of…

Trump in a china shop

8 years ago

President-elect Trump has talked by phone with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, breaking a tradition of non-communication at the highest level…

Jobs count

8 years ago

Today two big items on the job front: President-elect Donald Trump has saved 1000 jobs at Carrier in Ohio, at…

My Goldilocks solution for the Middle East

8 years ago

In the final report of their Middle East Strategy Task Force issued yesterday, Steve Hadley and Madeleine Albright say ...the…

Saudi Arabia’s regional challenges

8 years ago

While the United States faces daunting foreign policy decisions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is facing big challenges while…

Russia’s increasing Middle East influence

8 years ago

As Russia becomes increasingly influential in the Middle East, US policymakers question what that might mean for American interests in…