Sweet Mickey comes to Washington

13 years ago

It is always a mistake to forget Haiti, which never forgets to pose big questions for the United States.  President-elect…

Overdue

13 years ago

Two things are overdue:  a forceful international community reaction to the violent repression in Syria, and an agreement for President…

Embracing Solomon’s baby

13 years ago

As the Americans prepare to leave Iraq, most of the journalistic focus--insofar as it exists at all--is on the security…

Peace, justice or both?

13 years ago

President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has reportedly accepted a Gulf Cooperation Council proposal that he step down within 30…

Syrians need even more courage

13 years ago

AJ English is doing what it can to cover events in Syria from nonprofessional footage, as journalists have been kept…

Not so Good Friday

13 years ago

I had originally said it was best in Syria, but as the news of dozens of deaths at the hands…

Has the time come for Syria?

13 years ago

It is hard to do better the day before a showdown in Syria than spending an hour with Joshua Landis…

DC lunch: women of courage

13 years ago

Yes, I did make it to both lunchtime events today, Mona Makram-Ebeid at the Middle East Institute and Shirin Ebadi…

Disingenuous is the polite term

13 years ago

President Omar al Bashir of Sudan is, to put it politely, disingenuous in this attempt at a straight-up interview by…

Lessons from Serbia applied in Middle East and North Africa

13 years ago

The press has caught on to some of the connections between Serbia's Otpor legacy and popular rebellions in the Middle…