Bosnia: fix thyself

14 years ago

Sead Numanovic of Dnevni Avaz, a Bosnian daily, has suggested I address the question I asked Friday about the Arab…

The countdown to referendum begins

14 years ago

Another of my Bosnia-watching friends (I've got many) offers the following: On April 13th, RS President Milorad Dodik asked a…

How long can this go on?

14 years ago

Big demos today Yemen and Syria. President Saleh has so far played rope-a-dope, pretending to negotiate but in fact ducking…

What good is the European Union?

14 years ago

Yesterday afternoon SAIS hosted a discussion of "Europe, Italy and the Libya" crisis to celebrate the publication of Federiga Bindi's…

When the going gets rough

14 years ago

While the Libya "contact group" is discussing funding for the rebels, NATO is defending itself from charges of not being…

Why do they look for Bashar’s good side?

14 years ago

Shame on the International Crisis Group, which I generally admire, for Peter Harling's "time is running out" nonsense published yesterday…

Is it time to negotiate with Qaddafi?

14 years ago

Theatlantic.com published this piece of mine this morning: Apr 11 2011, 9:50 AM ET It's time to look for a…

Sudan on the eve of divorce, velvet or not

14 years ago

The Middle East Institute and the Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique are cosponsoring a conference today on "Protracted Displacement Challenges…

Riyadh and Washington try to get it together

14 years ago

With King Abdullah back in the saddle throne since late February, after months abroad for medical treatment, it seems to…

Counterrevolution, again

14 years ago

With the U.S. Government immobilized by its own self-generated problems--a kind of self-licking ice cream cone phenomenon--dictators are resurgent in…