The US, Europe and Iran

10 years ago

Umid Niayesh from Azerbaijan's Trend news agency asked some good questions today regarding Iran-West ties in post-sanctions period. I answered.…

The Butcher’s Trail

10 years ago

I was unable to attend Julian Borger's book presentation today in DC, but here is my appreciation of his recently…

You decide

10 years ago

Shpend Limoni of Pristina daily Gazeta Express asked some questions today. I answered: Q: The political stalemate in Kosovo is…

Diminished West revisited

10 years ago

Hisham Melhem published a bold and compelling piece over the weekend about Western interactions with Iran that has garnered a…

Peace picks February 1-5

10 years ago

Fifteen Years of Fighting Terror: Lessons for the Candidates | Monday, February 1st | 1:00-2:30 | Open Society Foundations |…

The good news from Tikrit

10 years ago

I have been curious about the situation in Tikrit, liberated from the Islamic State nine months ago. This morning's NPR…

Worsening

10 years ago

On Wednesday, Human Rights First hosted ‘How to Navigate Egypt’s Enduring Human Rights Crisis: Blueprint for U.S. Government Policy.’ Neil…

The confessional/ethnic temptation

10 years ago

Henri Barkey writes in The American Interest: The U.S. government [should commit] itself to the creation of a confederal democratic…

Indonesia has a plan

10 years ago

On Monday, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) hosted its annual Fullerton Forum in Singapore. The keynote address was…

Coexistence on the border of war

10 years ago

My colleagues at the International Repubican Institutehad me do a facilitation training workshop in December with some of their staff…