The ceasefire/humanitarian trap

10 years ago

Secretary of State Kerry is in Munich at the annual security conference reportedly talking with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov about…

Syria options

10 years ago

There aren't many options left, as Syrian security forces advance to besiege Aleppo and Idlib with Russian and Iranian support.…

The Superbowl and American foreign policy

10 years ago

That's patriot Lady Gaga for those like me who wouldn't recognize her on the subway. While you were all enjoying…

Dire

10 years ago

Iraq's Kurdistan Region is making noises about conducting a referendum soon to decide its political future. A drafting committee is working…

Assad is fulfilling his own prophecy

10 years ago

With Syrian government and Iranian forces encircling Aleppo aided by Russian air attacks, it behooves us to consider what happens…

Kurdistan keeps reinventing itself

10 years ago

On Wednesday, SAIS hosted an event entitled "Kurdistan: Re-Inventing Itself, Yet Again." Sasha Toperich, Senior Fellow and Director, Mediterranean Basin Initiative, Center…

Peace picks February 8-12

10 years ago

The Syrian refugee crisis and the United States | Monday, February 8th | 10:00-11:30 | Brookings | REGISTER TO ATTEND…

Russians are resigned

10 years ago

On Thursday, the Wilson Center hosted Natalia Zubarevich, professor at Moscow State University and Director of the Regional Program at…

Iranian aspirations

10 years ago

On Wednesday, the Wilson Center hosted ‘Iranian Public Opinion on Foreign Affairs on the Eve of Parliamentary Elections.’ Ebrahim Mohseni, Senior…

What to do when peace talks stall

10 years ago

The Syria peace talks stalled even faster than I might have predicted, though I wasn't sanguine about their success. The…