Best to err doing too much, not too little

10 years ago

UN envoy Stefano de Mistura appeals for help for Kobane: The Turks are saying the right thing: there should be…

Syrians are key

10 years ago

If there is anything remotely positive to draw from the ongoing fighting in Kobane it is that the Islamic State can…

War without politics won’t work

10 years ago

Yesterday's Brookings Institution event addressed the ongoing challenges faced by the US in Syria and Iraq. Will it Work? Examining…

The next big thing in Syria

10 years ago

It's been a few days since I've written about the importance of state-building in Syria, so maybe I can return…

No idea where they are going

10 years ago

Two-time Israeli Ambassador to the United States Zalman Shoval stopped by CSIS yesterday for his more or less annual talk…

This is helpful, but misleading

10 years ago

This is helpful, a continuously updated map of US and allied bombings in Iraq and Syria: But it is also…

Peace picks October 6-10

10 years ago

The Hidden History of Dialogue with Cuba: What Obama Needs to Know About Talking to Havana Monday, October 6 | 9:00…

Ebola, the Secret Service, Ukraine, Syria and Hong Kong

10 years ago

Ebola, the Secret Service, Ukraine and Syria have something in common:  each in its own way betrays symptoms of institutional…

Syrians helping Syrians

10 years ago

More than 350 airstrikes have been carried out against the Islamic State in Syria by the US and its allies…

The NFL and foreign policy

10 years ago

Some of you are not going to like this post, which will draw the invidious parallel between America's excessive reliance…