Kosovo reprised

13 years ago

Margarita Kadriu of Kosova Sot, a Pristina daily, asked me a few questions last week, and I answered in an…

What was it like 48 years ago?

13 years ago

Credit for this post, if credit is due, goes to Zaheer Ali, a New York City historian who asked in…

The truly perfect storm

13 years ago

That's Nigeria, not Irene, which was a bit of a fizzle in DC. The bombing Friday of a UN building…

Costly delusion

13 years ago

Serbia's state secretary for Kosovo Oliver Ivanović is quoted on B92: "It should be clear to everyone, including Kosovo Albanians,…

To the shores of Tripoli

13 years ago

Audio of the Atlantic Council's session this morning on what Qaddafi's demise means for Libya, NATO and the Arab Awakening…

Does anyone still listen to podcasts?

13 years ago

I did two yesterday: One for Irish Radio;  The other for The Economist. I confess I thought this format had…

Bashar unabashed

13 years ago

Bashar al Assad, Syria's beleaguered president continues his crackdown, despite growing international condemnation and pressure.  What has happened to Muammar…

Where does Libya go from here?

13 years ago

My piece from Reuters, published today: With the press focused on scenes of joy in Tripoli and Benghazi, continued skirmishes…

Tough enough

13 years ago

While I confess to being thoroughly preoccupied with the Libyan revolution, I have tried also to keep an eye on…

Libya a decade from now

13 years ago

I got tired of writing about first steps in Libya and decided to lift my sights and write about scenarios…