What northeast Nigeria needs now

8 years ago

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion on February 13 about risks and resilience in Nigeria…

Needed: better Arab armies

8 years ago

The Middle East Institute (MEI) hosted a book talk on February 14 with Kenneth Pollack, resident scholar at the American Enterprise…

The bromance isn’t going well

8 years ago

Are these really the political leaders who can pull off the historic compromise between Kosovo and Serbia? May be, but…

Bravo, but Kosovo can wait

8 years ago

Serbia would be wise to enter a serious negotiation sooner rather than later. Kosovo can afford to wait, as its…

From War to Peace

8 years ago

Here are the notes I used for my presentation of From War to Peace in the Balkans, Middle East, and…

Ignominy

8 years ago

Defeat of Trump's wall fantasy was ignominious for the President. A pardon for Manafort would be ignominious for the United…

Money and Israel

8 years ago

Newly elected Member of Congress Ilhan Omar has generated accusations of anti-Semitism for her tweet implying that money (Benjamins) from…

Your Saturday videos

8 years ago

If, like me, you didn't stay up for the State of the Union and the Democratic reply, it is worth…

Keeping rigor in a shallow environment

8 years ago

The Middle East Institute hosted a discussion on Thursday 30 about the role of think tanks in shaping Middle East…

Insincerity and mendacity

8 years ago

Forty per cent of the American public is still fooled, even if the insincerity and mendacity are obvious.