The Senate takes a bite at the Balkans

12 months ago

Here are the notes I took during today's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Balkans. I'll have more to…

Tunisia merits pressure

12 months ago

Distinguished colleagues have addressed a letter to President Biden about Tunisia: Dear Mr. President: We write to you with growing…

Syria is in good company in the Arab League

12 months ago

The Americans are not joining the Syria normalization parade. They are not blocking it either. Washington no doubt figures the…

Stevenson’s army, May 6

12 months ago

FYI, I'll be away for a while. But I'll get to the saved papers when I return. -In class, we…

Stevenson’s army, May 5

1 year ago

Prigozhin is not happy with the Russian Defense Ministry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSWGFgpoac0&ab_channel=TheTelegraph - Several news sources say USAF Gen. Brown will be…

Stevenson’s army, May 4

1 year ago

- Tom Nichols analyzes the alternative explanations for the drones over the Kremlin. - Politico notes the disparate approaches in…

Bilateral isn’t working, so…

1 year ago

Embedded in a multilateral context in which Berlin plays an important role, Pristina and Belgrade can both play nicer.

Stevenson’s army, May 3

1 year ago

- WaPo says administration hopes for win-win deal on debt. Lots of luck. - NYT says administration considers invoking 14th…

Stevenson’s army, May 2

1 year ago

Hard to believe I am watching The Diplomat, and harder to believe that I am enjoying it, but I am.…

Stevenson’s army, May 1

1 year ago

-Two assessments: Dan Drezner on Jake Sullivan's speech and Ishaan Tharoor. - A Carnegie analyst says India will disappoint us.…