Beginning of the end

9 years ago

President Trump's firing of FBI Director Comey is confirmation of what I said yesterday: Flynn was not the only one…

Compromised

9 years ago

Former Deputy Attorney General Yates testified yesterday that former National Security Advisor Flynn was "compromised" by the Russians. They knew…

Phew!

9 years ago

Neophyte politician Emanuele Macron today is projected to have won the French presidency, defeating nationalist Marine Le Pen. The outcome…

Peace picks May 8-12

9 years ago

Cultural Diplomacy to Tackle Today’s Challenges | Monday, May 8 | 4:30-6pm | SAIS | Register Here | Vali Nasr,…

Institutional amnesia

9 years ago

I haven't found a transcript of Secretary of State Tillerson's remarks at the State Department yesterday, but the New York…

The wrong cuts

9 years ago

The Alliance for Peacebuilding thinks the cuts to civilian foreign affairs agencies (State and the US Agency for International Development) proposed…

Heresies

9 years ago

I've been hesitating to write about Donald Trump's catastrophic 30% budget cut to the State Department and USAID, because I…

Peace picks, May 1-5

9 years ago

1. Journalism In Hostile Environments: Perspectives From The Field | Monday, May 1st |9:30-11:00 AM | New America Foundation |…

Let him try to govern

9 years ago

Thugs supporting the erstwhile ruling party VMRO-DPMNE broke in to the Macedonian parliament yesterday, in an apparent effort to block…

Outside influences in the Balkans

9 years ago

Some colleagues asked that I talk yesterday about outside influences on the Balkans, where things have gotten shaky lately, with…