Sound and fury

9 years ago

Josh Rogin has pretty much nailed the North Korea nuclear issue with his inspired application of the stages of grief.…

Gulf style

9 years ago

Saudi Arabia's decision to break diplomatic relations with Iran raises the question of how much worse things can get. It…

A bad way to start the new year

9 years ago

2015 was a disastrous year for the Middle East. Uncivil war in Syria raged on, with Russia pitching in on…

Peace picks, January 4-8

9 years ago

Stability and Human Security in Afghanistan in 2016 | Monday, January 4th | 10:30-12:00 | Brookings | REGISTER TO ATTEND…

Not a good year

9 years ago

Kosova Sot, a Pristina daily, asked for a year-end review, published in Albanian. Here is what I sent : Today…

What difference does Ramadi make?

9 years ago

Headlines today suggest that Iraqi security forces have retaken government buildings in the center of Ramadi, which fell to the…

The end is nigh, once again

9 years ago

Two years ago I published a post with this title. Remarkably little has changed since then in many conflicts: South…

The UN leans forward

9 years ago

The UN last week leaned forward on two important conflicts. The Secretariat went ahead with a Libyan peace deal, despite…

Rocking the female Saudi vote

9 years ago

On Thursday, the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) hosted a panel discussion, ‘Women and Elections in Saudi Arabia’,…

Glad to be left out of a dubious category

9 years ago

I'm in Amman, talking to people about southern Syria. This is a counterpart to my visit to Gaziantep, near the…