Why get Hezbollah out of Syria

9 years ago

I've got a piece in the Washington Post this morning: The right target for the U.S. in Syria: Hezbollah. It starts like…

We should still support democracy

9 years ago

I signed on to this letter to President Obama written and published today by the fine Project on Middle East Democracy.…

The problems of victory

9 years ago

I missed this July 15 Middle East Institute/Johns Hopkins SAIS event "After Fallujah: Security, Governance, and the Next Battle Against…

Hold your breath

9 years ago

About half the readers of www.peacefare.net are non-American, so I feel some obligation to try to explain what is going…

The day before ISIS

9 years ago

Iraq’s problems were not born in 2003. In a roundtable discussion hosted by the Middle East Institute on last Tuesday,…

Peace picks July 25 – 29

9 years ago

Ten days after Quelling the Coup: Where is Turkey Headed? |  Tuesday, July 26th  | 11:30 AM |  The Atlantic Council…

Russian/American cooperation in Syria

9 years ago

My recent travels caused me to miss publication of the draft US/Russian agreement on Syria. You can skip the "Terms of…

Stability rather than integration

9 years ago

I was a fly on the wall yesterday and overheard a discussion of Libya. Here are some of my takeaways:…

War, not oil prices, challenge the Gulf

9 years ago

Last Tuesday the Middle East Policy Council held their 85th Capitol Hill Conference on “Economic Reform and Political Risk in the…

Peace picks July 18-22

9 years ago

1) Zionism: The Birth and Transformation of an Ideal| Monday, July 18th | 5:30-6:30pm | The Middle East Institute |…