The epitome of resolve

9 years ago

AP has published the Syria cease-fire deal that the US government refused to make public. It is instructive, even though the cessation…

Reconciliation Syrian style

9 years ago

At a roundtable discussion in Washington DC earlier this week, knowledgeable people discussed the local reconciliation and evacuation strategies applied to besieged areas…

Hidden heroes

9 years ago

Middle East Institute summer interns put this together: Have faith! There is middle ground.

Possible responses

9 years ago

The Syrian government side ended the still-born ceasefire the Russians and Americans initiated last week with a bang: a double…

New nadir

9 years ago

The extraordinary exchange of charges and countercharges between US UN Ambassador Samantha Power and Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin Saturday…

Peace picks September 19-23

9 years ago

Central Asian Fighters in Syria: Classification, Factors, Scale Assessment | Monday, September 19th | 9am – 10.30am | Elliot School…

Happy birthday Blic!

9 years ago

Vladimir Filipović of Belgrade daily Blic asked some questions for a special edition celebrating the newspaper's 20th anniversary. I replied:  1. As…

In the box can be good too

9 years ago

I enjoyed 90 minutes today with SAIS's Mike Lampton and CSIS's Michael Green commenting on Amitai Etzioni's Foreign Policy: Thinking Outside…

Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence prospects

9 years ago

Yesterday, the Woodrow Wilson Center convened three experts to discuss the viability of a Kurdish state in Northern Iraq and…

Syria and the next president

9 years ago

Secretary of State Kerry asked the key question about the Syria ceasefire on NPR this morning: "What's The Alternative?" He had none,…