Beyond absurd

8 years ago

Others have already picked apart President Trump's speech on Iran, showing it to be inaccurate, vacuous, mendacious, illogical and just…

What to do in Syria now

8 years ago

Ibrahim al Assil, a founder of the Syrian Nonviolence Movement, a fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, and a…

It’s Friday the 13th

8 years ago

The week has already been tumultuous. President Trump has dissed Puerto Rico by suggesting it is not worthy of the…

Big nuclear danger ahead

8 years ago

Pantelis Ikonomou, a former IAEA safeguards inspector, writes:  The nuclear threat is at a historical high. The North Korean crisis…

The Middle East crises and conflicts

8 years ago

It can be problematic to take the “Middle East” as a single entity--to speak of it generally risks ignoring nuances…

How Tillerson can turn it around

8 years ago

After a career in the oil business, few know better than Rex Tillerson that taking calculated risk can bring handsome…

Peace picks October 9 – 13

8 years ago

The Kurdish Crisis: Baghdad, Erbil, and Institutional Reform in Iraq | Tuesday, October 10 | 11:00 am | Atlantic Council…

What to do about aid to Syria

8 years ago

If Syrians start seeing some successful governance outside the control of the dictatorship, there is no telling how clever they…

Too clever by half

8 years ago

Decertification without reneging on the Iran nuclear deal is too clever by half. The Administration should not do it.

What to do in the Balkans

8 years ago

I prepared these speaking notes for a briefing on the Balkans today: The US is responsible for three peace agreements…