Yes, Mr. Obama, there is a Syrian opposition

11 years ago

The Middle East Institute, which graciously calls me one of its scholars, published this piece yesterday: President Barack Obama has…

Still no end in sight

11 years ago

Syrian President Assad's surprise visit to Moscow confirms several things: The Russians are backing him fully; They intend to use…

Kurdistan is simmering too

11 years ago

Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of discussing developments in Iraqi Kurdistan with Mustafa Gurbuz of George Mason University and…

The Balkans are simmering

11 years ago

Slow progress towards the EU and NATO is causing unrest in the Balkans. That means I get interview requests. Here…

Syrian refugees: beyond the numbers

11 years ago

Last week, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy explored the response of the international community to the Syrian refugee…

Peace picks, October 19-23

11 years ago

Breaking Through: Dismantling Roadblocks to Humanitarian Response for Syria | Monday, October 19th | 9:00 - 11:00am | American Red…

New Turkish elections

11 years ago

On Wednesday, the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research in DC (SETA) hosted a conversation, ‘Turkey Ahead of the…

Early elections in Serbia

11 years ago

Last Friday Belgrade news agency Tanjug asked some questions. My answers were published today: Q: There is a possibility for…

Cooperation is the solution

11 years ago

This week, the Center for Strategic and International Studies held an event titled Open or Closed Borders? Understanding Europe's Challenge with…

Counterproductive

11 years ago

I today attended a meeting with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Željka Cvijanović, who is in Washington talking about reducing…