Stability rather than integration

8 years ago

I was a fly on the wall yesterday and overheard a discussion of Libya. Here are some of my takeaways:…

War, not oil prices, challenge the Gulf

8 years ago

Last Tuesday the Middle East Policy Council held their 85th Capitol Hill Conference on “Economic Reform and Political Risk in the…

Peace picks July 18-22

8 years ago

1) Zionism: The Birth and Transformation of an Ideal| Monday, July 18th | 5:30-6:30pm | The Middle East Institute |…

Liberal democracy at risk

8 years ago

The handwriting is on many walls. Liberal democracy and the world order it has built since World War II are at…

Americans sorted

8 years ago

ISIS and the challenge of radical Islam have emerged as a major theme on the presidential campaign trail, particularly in…

28 pages, the Turkey coup and Nice

8 years ago

Those are the issues dominating the headlines this morning. The common thread: they all reflect in one way or another…

The difference Brexit makes in the Balkans

8 years ago

I enjoyed a meeting today with Kosovo's foreign minister, Enver Hoxhaj, some of Kosovo's ambassadors stationed in European capitals and…

Iraqi Kurdistan’s future

8 years ago

Some colleagues asked me to offer my view of the future of Iraqi Kurdistan. Here is what I told them:…

The road to Tripoli goes through Cairo

8 years ago

There is multi-dimensional irony in Libya's recent progress. The militias that have plagued security for years are delivering success against the Islamic State forces…

Softly softly

8 years ago

The Middle East Institute is publishing this short piece of mine today, on why the Chilcot Inquiry has landed so…