A bird? A plane? No, it’s the QDDR!

14 years ago

it's prettier and easier to read than most government reports, but it is going to be a while before we…

Diploleak devalues Serbian foreign minister

14 years ago

It won't surprise anyone in the Balkans that Vuk Jeremic is "no longer the modern face of Serbia," though I…

The diploleaks are going to hurt

14 years ago

Like it or not, diplomacy as practiced today depends on confidentiality.

The week the world slowed down

14 years ago

I won't say it was the week the earth stood still, but I don't feel I missed a whole lot.

Serious Syrians

14 years ago

...most Syrians unhappy with deteriorating political and economic conditions, lacking confidence in the government's ability to confront the problems, and…

Civilians are still the short pole in the tent

14 years ago

Where is that long promised Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review? Will it be another four years?

Take off the training wheels!

14 years ago

donors need to leave the Afghans to make more of their own decisions. No one ever learned to ride a…

Thank you!

14 years ago

When I count my blessings on Thanksgiving, high among them are those of you who serve abroad, in military and…

Fewer troops, more politics

14 years ago

So yes to more politics and diplomacy, but so long as we are willing to ignore the question "is Karzai…

Brilliant policy vs. real world resistance

14 years ago

Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, SAIS colleague Kurt Volker welcomes the results of the NATO Summit but wonders whether…