Walking back

7 years ago

President Trump and his minions are walking back a lot of things: No, the Trump Doral resort will not host…

Stevenson’s army, October 18 and 20

7 years ago

October 20: Next fights SecDef Esper says US troops in northern Syria will move to Iraq.Politico had an earlier report…

Peace Picks | October 21 – October 25

7 years ago

U.S. Policy Priorities for Afghanistan: A Conversation with U.S. Representative Mike Waltz | October 21, 2019 | 3:00 PM –…

More diplomacy, less force

7 years ago

A friend asked today what I thought of the current situation in Syria. I responded: Predictable and predicted. The Syria…

Stevenson’s army October 17

7 years ago

The president had two angry meetings yesterday, one with the press while the Italian president looked on, and one with…

A plea from Deir Ezzor

7 years ago

A plea that arrived today from residents of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria: Recent and sudden political developments on the…

Stevenson’s army, October 15

7 years ago

The Trump administration says it wants a cease-fire in northern Syria. Treasury announced sanctions against 3 ministries and higher tariffs…

Whose side would you choose?

7 years ago

These have been consequential days to be out of commission due to lack of a computer power supply, but Amazon…

Stevenson’s army, October 13

7 years ago

Who knows what US policy in Syria/Turkey is this morning? NYT has some "live updates." The president played golf yesterday while aides…

Peace Picks October 13-19

7 years ago

After the Syrian Pullback: What's Next for Middle East Policy|October 15, 2019|9:15am-11:00am|Hudson Institute|Stern Policy Center, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite…