He knows a hawk from a handsaw

8 years ago

What more is there to say? The US President retweeting hate videos is just the latest unprecedented move towards whatever…

Violence won’t stop in Syria when war ends

8 years ago

I haven't had a moment to write today, but I did this video a few days ago for the Syria…

Peace picks November 27 – December 1

8 years ago

Private Sector Engagement in Afghanistan | Monday, November 27 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Center for Strategic and International…

Enjoy the family, bemoan the country

8 years ago

I've got a lot to be thankful for. Family members are responsible for this extraordinary new museum, this incredible piece…

What I said to Voice of America

8 years ago

Here is an interview, in Serbian, that I did for Voice of America November 14. I gather it has been heavily…

The best available, unsatisfying outcome

8 years ago

Ratko Mladic was convicted today in The Hague. The sentence is life imprisonment for genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations…

The Kingdom needs to cool it

8 years ago

Atheer Ahmed Kakan of the (Turkish) Anadolu Agency asked questions last week. I replied: 1. What do you think of…

Women are driving MENA social change

8 years ago

On November 15, the Middle East Institute hosted “Women’s Activism and Social Change,” the final panel of its annual conference.…

Something or nothing

8 years ago

Two of my favorite commentators on the Middle East differ diametrically about the impact on the Palestinians of the rapprochement…

Peace picks November 20 – 24

8 years ago

Is Lebanon Saudi Arabia's New Zone of Confrontation with Iran? | Monday, November 20 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm |…