The UN leans forward

11 years ago

The UN last week leaned forward on two important conflicts. The Secretariat went ahead with a Libyan peace deal, despite…

Rocking the female Saudi vote

11 years ago

On Thursday, the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) hosted a panel discussion, ‘Women and Elections in Saudi Arabia’,…

Glad to be left out of a dubious category

11 years ago

I'm in Amman, talking to people about southern Syria. This is a counterpart to my visit to Gaziantep, near the…

Opposition turmoil

11 years ago

Since our last post on the situation in northern Syria, everything has changed and nothing has changed. The world has…

Normalization abnormalizes

11 years ago

Drilon Gashi* and Ard Morina** prepared the following post. It should not be understood to represent my own views. As…

Peace picks, December 14-18

11 years ago

Reflections on Global History in the 20th Century: Towards a New Vision for the 21st Century | Monday, December 14th | 2:00-5:00 |…

Over the low bar

11 years ago

I could easily cheer the climate change agreement reached yesterday in Paris: it is the first to gain universal adherence,…

Myanmar’s still long road ahead

11 years ago

On Wednesday, the Carnegie Endowment hosted a panel discussion on Myanmar’s November 8 elections: ‘What happened and what happens now?’…

The Balkans in perspective

11 years ago

I'm taking off for the Middle East this evening, so rushing to put my affairs in order. I don't know…

Trumpeting

11 years ago

Falling to second place in Iowa polling behind Ted Cruz, Donald Trump has resorted to his usual tactic: a bold,…