Job #1 in post-war Syria and Iraq

8 years ago

Not everyone will be as interested as I was in this detailed, hour-long briefing Friday on the war against ISIS,…

Don’t forget political transition

8 years ago

One hundred and sixty-nine Syrian civil society organizations have written a letter to UN Special Envoy Stefano de Mistura, urging…

All in or all out

8 years ago

President Trump, my regular readers will be surprised to hear me say, has been asking the right questions about Afghanistan: why…

Peace picks August 7-11

8 years ago

Teleconference: What is the Future of U.S.-Russia Relations? | Monday, August 7 | 10:00 - 11:00 am | Wilson Center |…

Dire Gaza is still needed for peace

8 years ago

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire: more than 90% of tap water is undrinkable, youth unemployment is at an…

What’s so grand about a jury?

8 years ago

The big news yesterday is that Special Counsel Mueller is using a grand jury in his investigation of Russian meddling…

Iraq’s post-war challenges

8 years ago

Celeste Ward Gventer and I did this piece for Luke Vargas' radio program Wake. We were actually recorded separately and…

The myth of Kelly

8 years ago

A lot of my friends have great hopes for General Kelly, the new White House Chief of Staff. He fired…

Small beans matter

8 years ago

For those who are thinking, what difference does all this make? So the President wrote a fib for his son…

Peace picks July 31 – August 4

8 years ago

NATO at a Crossroads: Next steps for the trans-Atlantic alliance | Monday, July 31 | 10:00 - 11:30 am | Brookings…