Big surprise is no surprise

9 years ago

The Middle East Institute published my piece this evening: The Iran nuclear deal has only one big surprise: it is…

Here’s what I say to Iranians

9 years ago

Here is how  I responded to PressTV (Iran's English service) this morning (I'll appreciate it if someone lets me know…

Radio is great

9 years ago

One of my occasional pleasures is doing a first-rate radio program called "Encounter" with Carol Castiel at Voice of America.…

Iran’s return to oil markets

9 years ago

Thursday, the Wilson Center focused on “Middle East Energy: Beyond an Iran Nuclear Deal,” which explored the oil and gas…

What I’ll be looking for

9 years ago

I've pledged a piece on the Iran nuclear deal to the Middle East Institute, once it is done. I claim…

Peace picks July 13-17

9 years ago

1. The Future of the U.S.-India Partnership: Ten Years After the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative | Monday, July 13th | 8:15-5:00 | Carnegie…

Containment in the Middle East

9 years ago

Tuesday the Atlantic Council hosted an event on its report “The New Containment: Changing America’s Approach to Middle East Security”…

The risks of victimhood

9 years ago

Today stones were thrown at Serbian Prime Minister Vucic, who was departing the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre…

House of Kurds

9 years ago

On Wednesday, the Middle East Institute hosted a talk by Hemin Hawrani, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leadership…

Srebrenica and its implications

9 years ago

I participated in a panel Wednesday at Voice of America on Bosnia: Twenty Years After Srebrenica with Ambassadors Stephen Rapp…