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10 years ago

Of course I prefer that the UK stay in the European Union. The economic arguments are compelling, both for Brits…

Peace picks June 20-24

10 years ago

Decision Point For The Citizens Of Europe: Brexit Referendum And Spanish Parliamentary Elections | Monday, June 20th | 12:00-1pm |…

Don’t forget Hezbollah

10 years ago

Here is the draft of the State Department dissent message on Syria, on which the New York Times based its coverage…

Turkey’s Kurdish anxieties

10 years ago

The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted Cascading Conflicts: U.S. Policy on Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds Tuesday morning. This was nominally…

Hard questions, difficult answers

10 years ago

Murdered yesterday, Jo Cox gave this last speech in Parliament on Syria (via @ThomasPierret): Would that we could all lead lives that guarantee…

Dear UN,

10 years ago

Riyad Hijab, who heads the High Negotiations Commission of the Revolution and Opposition Forces, writes: UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Number: 256 Date: 16/6/2016…

Dump Trump

10 years ago

I'm a Democrat, albeit one who votes often for local Republicans. I don't like the one-party "state" I live in.…

Pay the piper

10 years ago

The Syria Campaign's Taking Sides, a report out today on how the United Nations operates its humanitarian relief efforts in…

Is Islam exceptional?

10 years ago

At last Thursday’s Brookings event celebrating the launch of his new book on Islamic Exceptionalism, Shadi Hamid laid out the historical and…

Hamilton, not the musical

10 years ago

A friend draws to my attention this, from Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Number 1: An enlightened zeal for the energy and efficiency of…