Good humored but determined

10 years ago

It's Ferragosto 2016: that's the Italian height of summer, when everyone who is anyone heads for the beaches and mountains.…

Yemen talks need rethinking

10 years ago

The most recent round of peace talks between the Houthis, supporters of former president Ali Abdullah Salih, Yemen’s government in…

Who founded ISIS?

10 years ago

Donald Trump says it was President Obama, along with Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State: This is bullshit…

Hezbollah in Syria

10 years ago

The Washington Post piece I published July 28 on forcing Hezbollah out of the fight in Syria either diplomatically or, if that…

Peace Picks August 8-12

10 years ago

Technology: Improving Elections One Bit Or Byte At A Time? |  Tuesday, August 9th | 3:15 pm -4:45 pm | Pew Charitable…

Stronger Erdogan, weaker Turkey

10 years ago

The July 15 Turkish coup attempt was swiftly quashed. Just as swiftly came President Erdogan's fulfillment of his promise that those responsible…

The story will not end with Mosul’s liberation

10 years ago

A former Middle East Institute research assistant still working on Iraq offers this:  The dust is settling in Fallujah, where the Iraqi army…

Peace picks August 1-5

10 years ago

Vitality, diversity, and diplomacy in Chinese contemporary art |  Tuesday, August 2nd  | 10:00 am -12:00 pm |  Brookings  |…

Watch this

10 years ago

Of all the TV hours devoted to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, these six minutes from immigrant Khizr Khan…

Weaponizing humanitarian corridors

10 years ago

Yesterday, Moscow and Damascus proposed to open humanitarian corridors into Aleppo. But their corridors aren't intended to let humanitarian aid in.…