The EU prepares for a worthy new member

13 years ago

This evening I got a note from HINA, the Croatian press agency, declaring me "the best US expert for the…

Pleasant surprises but no firm conclusions

13 years ago

So I've returned to Pristina after an absence of eight years.  What have I found?  Let me say up front: …

A star in my firmament wobbles

13 years ago

In a report out Monday, International Crisis Group calls for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire, deployment of peacekeepers and negotiations with…

Half a Big Mac is not a smorgasbord

13 years ago

Jerry Gallucci over at Transconflict says Serbia is offering Kosovo a smorgasbord of possible solutions to the status question.  Looks…

Where are the patriots?

13 years ago

If nothing else, these weeks of protest and repression are demonstrating how tenaciously autocrats cling to power. This is not…

How do you say serendipity in Arabic?

13 years ago

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has gone to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, due to injuries suffered Friday in an…

Marvel the Syrians!

13 years ago

From Hama, yesterday: You've got to admire the fortitude and organizational capability of the Syrians.  Josh Landis has the most…

Preparing for the Balkans

13 years ago

I confess I haven't done a lot to prepare for my next two weeks in the Balkans, apart from one…

A brighter view of the Arab spring

13 years ago

I wrote yesterday about the pessimistic views of the Arab spring prevalent among experts at a Harvard/Carnegie Endowment event.  They…

Anyone want to write this up?

13 years ago

If you are interested in writing this event up for www.peacefare.net, please contact me at daniel@serwer.org The Johns Hopkins SAIS…