Tunisia looks for a government

7 years ago

Nine years after the revolution, although the Tunisian government brought effective democratic change, little economic or social progress has been…

Reconstruction in the Middle East

7 years ago

On January 16 the Middle East Institute hosted a panel discussion titled, Reconstruction in the Civil War Zones of the…

My Epiphany

7 years ago

I'm still in Addis Ababa, where Timkat (Epiphany) was observed yesterday afternoon and today, in commemoration of Christ's baptism. It's…

Stevenson’s army, January 20

7 years ago

Cong. Schiff says the intelligence community, notably NSA, is withholding  reports on Ukraine from Congress.Here's a map of Chinese projects…

Stevenson’s army, January 17

7 years ago

- Wired has a great story of the long and winding road US has followed against Huawei.- DIA has new…

Stevenson’s army, January 16

7 years ago

GAO has ruled that the delay in Ukraine aid was illegal. Here's a story and the text of the judgment.…

Laughing stock

7 years ago

This is an interesting and detailed accounting of US "maximum pressure" efforts against Syria. Googletranslate worked pretty well. I haven't…

Stevenson’s army, January 15

7 years ago

Although Wolf Blitzer and fellow moderators devoted the first hour of the Democratic presidential candidate debate to foreign policy, political…

Stevenson’s army, January 14

7 years ago

- WSJ has a review of the US-China trade talks, culminating in the agreement due to be signed tomorrow. As…

Stevenson’s army, January 13, 2nd edition

7 years ago

- NYT has long article on Joe Biden's 2002 vote for war in Iraq. It's not wrong, but it overlooks…