This war isn’t over yet

10 years ago

The big news from Iraq today is the alleged death in Tikrit of "King of Clubs" IzzatIbrahim al-Douri, who is…

It isn’t enough to be right

10 years ago

Yesterday's contretemps between Iraq's Prime Minister Abadi and the Saudi Ambassador will blow over quickly in the American press even if…

Don’t throw me in that briar patch

10 years ago

The New York Times is exercised about the "reckless" legislation approved in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday that would…

Stabilizing Syria

10 years ago

Fred Hof, Bassma Kodmani and Jeff White want to set the stage for peace in Syria by creating a 50,000-strong Syrian…

The case against the nuclear deal

10 years ago

I spent lunch listening to a panel of bright people at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs discuss the…

Peace picks April 12-17

10 years ago

Iraq Under Abadi: Bridging Sectarian Divides in the Face of ISIS | Monday, April 13th | 9:00- 10:15 AM |…

Salafists, Sectarianism, Social Media

10 years ago

The Stimson Center held an event last week, entitled, Salafists And Sectarianism: Twitter And Communal Conflict In The Middle East.…

Reclaiming, reconstructing and reconciling

10 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLZlTfuJaUw The Middle East Institute and Johns Hopkins’ SAIS co-hosted a panel on the future Iraq on Tuesday, moderated by…

An announcement

10 years ago

The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies announced today that starting July 1 I will administer the Conflict Management…

What’s wrong, and not, with the nuclear deal

10 years ago

I don't know any honest analysts who don't credit the "framework" agreement outlined in a White House fact sheet with…