Reality bites

8 years ago

It happened in Alabama last night. A favored candidate of the Republican revolt against its traditional establishment lost to a…

Peace picks December 11 – 15

8 years ago

Trump’s Jerusalem Decision: Implications and Consequences | Monday, December 11 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Woodrow Wilson Center…

Will they build it?

8 years ago

Three questions arise about President Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem: why did he do it? what…

Why the US should remain in Raqqa

8 years ago

At the US Institute of Peace’s November 29 event titled “Raqqa After the Islamic State: Governance Challenges in Post-ISIS Syria,”…

His own worst enemy

8 years ago

 President Trump today announced the US officially recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and initiated the process of…

What’s in store for Lebanon?

8 years ago

Apologies to Khulood Fahim, who prepared this piece in a timely way. It got stuck in my queue:  On November…

Wilting or protected?

8 years ago

No time to write this morning, but here is the video of yesterday's meeting I moderated on the treatment of…

Syrian motherhood and apple pie

8 years ago

Stefano De Mistura, the UN's negotiator for Syria, has been assiduously building "12 points" of commonality at his Geneva-based proximity…

Peace picks December 4 – 8

8 years ago

8th Annual Conference on Turkey | Monday, December 4 | 9:00 am - 3:30 pm | Middle East Institute (held…

What’s wrong with the Atlantic Council report

8 years ago

I naturally agree with large parts of the Atlantic Council report on "Balkans Forward: A New US Strategy for the…