The toughest nut in the Middle East

8 years ago

The Middle East Institute held their 7th annual conference on Turkey last week, gathering regional experts to discuss Turkey’s turbulent…

Peace picks, October 3-7

8 years ago

Charting a Way Forward in Afghanistan | Monday, October 3 | 10:30am – 12:00pm | The Brookings Institution | Click…

Trump melting down

8 years ago

The only problem with this Saturday Night Live version of the first presidential debate is that Trump was far worse…

Syria divided but not partitioned

8 years ago

Syria Deeply Friday published What Syrians Can Expect in a Post-War Landscape. This is based in part on a longer piece that appears in…

Liz Sly is wrong

8 years ago

She is also one of the very best journalists covering Syria, so I'd better explain why I think her "No…

What to do in Syria

8 years ago

Last Friday the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a public hearing on the humanitarian crisis in Syria, in particular…

Saving Syrians

8 years ago

Syrian Civil Defense (commonly referred to as the White Helmets) is a volunteer, unaffiliated rescue team that operates in opposition-held…

Balkan extremism: how big a threat?

8 years ago

The Conflict Management Program and the Center for Transatlantic Relations are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on…

Dodik’s folly

8 years ago

American University Professor Ulas Doga Uralp asked last night whether I had written anything about the Bosnian Serb referendum, which…

Clinton won on the merits

8 years ago

How can anyone who watched last night's presidential debate conclude that Trump did well? Clinton beat him on knowledge, amiability,…