Emails imperil both candidates

10 years ago

I am a former Foreign Service officer who worked for 21 years in the State Department and used to handle…

Hopes for a Kingdom reformed

10 years ago

The National Council on US-Arab Relations held its annual conference this Wednesday and Thursday in Washington DC. The conference focused…

Lose an election, try a coup

10 years ago

Montenegro, invited to join NATO less than a year ago, completed its accession negotiations in May. Eleven countries have already ratified…

Professionalism

10 years ago

Diplomats traditionally dread release of their cables, which often convey private conversations with foreign government officials. Having left the State…

What the next president will face in the Middle East

10 years ago

On Monday the Middle East Institute hosted the launch of the November volume of The ANNALS of the American Academy…

Whose war is going well?

10 years ago

The popular image is that Russia is doing well in Syria, where it has been bombing for a year. Donald…

Peace picks, October 24 – 28

10 years ago

Cultural Heritage: A Target in War, An Engine of Peace | Monday, October 24th | 8.45am – 5.30pm | US…

US strategy in the Middle East

10 years ago

The Center for American Progress held a discussion earlier today about the challenges, trends and setbacks of US strategy in…

He’s finished

10 years ago

There were a lot of things Trump said in this third presidential debate that I disagreed with and lots more…

Rot at the top

10 years ago

Two Bulgarian researchers, Ruslan Stefanov and Martin Vladimirov, yesterday presented Shadow Power: Assessment of Corruption and Hidden Economy in Southeast…