The Cuba saga is far from over

10 years ago

Political responses to President Obama's Cuba opening have been predictably partisan:  most Democrats support it, most Republicans oppose it. Democrats…

Falling off the wagon

10 years ago

I am grateful to Davide Denti and Franklin DeVrieze for this tweet on Saturday: Davide Denti retweeted FranklinDeVrieze ‏@FranklinDVrieze  #Russia…

The troubles we see

10 years ago

This year's Council on Foreign Relations Preventive Priorities Survey was published this morning. It annually surveys the globe for a total…

Peace Picks December 15-19

10 years ago

The Escalating Shi’a-Sunni Conflict: Assessing the Role of ISIS | Monday December 15 | 9:30 | The Stimson Center |…

Lessons learned and forgotten

10 years ago

Roy Gutman, currently serving with distinction in Istanbul as McClatchy bureau chief for the Middle East, has kindly given me…

Disaster looms

10 years ago

The Middle East Institute discussion today of building support for moderate Syrian rebel forces stirred both mind and blood.With Kate…

Doing good is a powerful motive

10 years ago

Below you'll find my commentary about the second ten of the Senate Committee findings on the CIA interrogation program. These…

The Yazidi plight

10 years ago

On Tuesday, the Wilson Center hosted a discussion with Vian Dakhil, the only Yazidi member of the Iraqi parliament. Halah Esfandiari, Director…

Why coming clean is important

10 years ago

The Middle East Institute published this piece last night under the heading Iran's Nuclear Secrets Need to be Revealed. It…

Fast thinking at the CIA

10 years ago

The Senate Committee report on the CIA's use of extreme interrogation techniques has elicited some vigorous and interesting responses. My…