Eighteen good things to be thankful for

5 years ago

Credit to Iraqi Ambassador Fareed Yasseen for sending this Thomas Nast drawing, published in Harper’s Weekly, November, 1869 It's Thanksgiving…

Restoring individual rights and hope in Bosnia

5 years ago

I joined happily with knowledgeable colleagues in signing Fixing Dayton: A New Deal for Bosnia and Herzegovina, published yesterday by…

The migrant specter: scary or not?

5 years ago

Jade MacRury, a content writer and correspondent for the Immigration Advice Service, an immigration law firm based in the UK…

Stevenson’s army, November 25

5 years ago

There hasn't been much news about Congress lately, but today there is.The appropriators have agreed on ceilings for the different…

The nightmare is over, now the hard work begins

5 years ago

I spent an hour this morning on Zoom with Italian colleagues at the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) talking about…

Stevenson’s army, November 24

5 years ago

NYT reports on China's tactics to set the rules for the globalized economy.CRS has new report on China's RCEP.WSJ says…

Best of the best still make mistakes

5 years ago

President-elect Biden has started to name his national security team: Tony Blinken as Secretary of State, Jake Sullivan as National…

Stevenson’s army, November 23

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WaPo had the news first, now everybody discusses Biden's choices for SecState, NSA and UN Ambassador.Trump exits Open Skies Treaty.Netanyahu…

Worst and best cases, neither all that great

5 years ago

Younger brother Jeremy Serwer writes: We’re almost done. That said, apparently our Constitution provides no prescription for next steps if…

Stevenson’s army, November 21

5 years ago

The House Majority Leader says earmarks will return next year. [Hooray!][CRS has more background info.] OMB used same tactic to…