A few recommended events for those interested in the world beyond our borders: 1. The National Conversation--Afghanistan: Is There A…
The annual EU Forum, a confab sponsored by the Paris-based European Union Institute for Strategic Studies and SAIS's Center for…
Amar Causevic, a young Bosniak friend studying at Johns Hopkins SAIS in Bologna, writes US Embassy in Sarajevo has been…
The emergence under Turkish protection of the Free Syrian Army raises again the question of whether the protesters against President…
2012-2013 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) Short Term Travel Grants Program (STG) IREX is pleased to announce…
Post-conflict zones are prone to violent outbreaks. Competition for power in any form, elections included, runs the risk of reigniting…
As the regime of Bashar al Assad continues its bloody crackdown in Syria, at least some protesters are tempted to…
Sunday's Tunisian elections for 217 members of a constituent assembly (that's one that will write a constitution) went off well,…
On Twitter, I mocked the Administration's renewed effort to get Pakistan to act against the Taliban, suggesting that it amounted…
Relatively slim pickings this week, at least in numbers. Not sure why. 1. In the Eye of the Storm: Turkish…