Alabama is an important sideshow

8 years ago

Judging from the headlines, the Republican party is sharply split between its establishment led by Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and…

Pushback isn’t working

8 years ago

A colleague yesterday told me not to worry about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) overreaching in his effort…

Questions about unraveling

8 years ago

A few questions have come up about my report for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on preventing The Unraveling of…

Peace picks November 13 – 17

8 years ago

Lebanon in Crisis? The Impact of the Hariri Resignation and the Saudi-Iranian Cold War | Monday, November 13 | 11:00…

Putin’s pet president

8 years ago

CNN reports that President Trump said off-camera on Air Force One about President Putin: He said he didn't meddle. He…

The Saudi auto-coup

8 years ago

Thirty-two year-old Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) has taken on a lot: Domestic political and economic reforms, including…

Everyone needs more realism

8 years ago

Donika Krasniqi of Gazeta Express asked some questions; I responded: Q: US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hoyt Yee said during…

Unraveling

8 years ago

My Council on Foreign Relations report on preventing the unraveling of the Balkan peace agreements was published yesterday. It speaks for…

The US and Turkey at loggerheads

8 years ago

Last Thursday, the SETA Foundation in Washington hosted Richard Outzen of the US Department of State, Mark Kimmitt of MTK…

My strange name

8 years ago

The Russian Ambassador to Serbia, in an interview with Sputnik News, notes that my family name, Serwer, is "strange." Indeed it is. Though…