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…
I don't pretend to be an expert on all things, but I do like to try to keep myself well-informed…
Americans, weary of the war in Afghanistan, are doubting that anything good can come of it, and wondering if it…
Here is the final installment of a several day exchange on Bosnia issues, in which Kurt Bassuener responds again to…
This went up on theatlantic.com this morning: By Daniel Serwer Apr 7 2011, 7:00 AM ET Peace talks won't be…
I am the first to admit that I read wikileaks cables (and advise my students to do so, provided they…
Former Republican Congressman Curt Weldon says in the New York Times this morning that he is in Libya to get…
Matthew Parish, continuing the conversation about Bosnia that started yesterday, writes (tune in tomorrow for Kurt's response): Kurt and I…
Colleagues Matthew Parish and Kurt Bassuener, both long-term observers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), clashed recently over at Balkans Insight…
Describing the Syrian protests as less than widespread and deep-rooted, Joshua Landis, who knows more about Syria than 10 of…