Governing Syria 2

11 years ago

Last week, I suggested the Syrian opposition is in a better position to govern, at least in a part of…

Reform, not revolution

11 years ago

On Friday, the Middle East Institute and Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) hosted Tarek Masoud, the Sultan of…

Peace picks, October 12-16

11 years ago

JFK's Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War | Tuesday, October 13th | 2-3:30 | Brookings Institution | REGISTER…

The West turns a blind eye

11 years ago

On Thursday, the Center for Strategic & International Studies hosted a discussion on "Domestic and External Threats to the Euromaidan…

Obama’s Syria options

11 years ago

Russia has in the last ten days deployed a forward operating base and ground troops in Syria, bombarded opposition forces…

Governing Syria

11 years ago

I am writing from Gaziantep in southern Turkey, where I've enjoyed a week's worth of meetings over the last three…

Egyptian entrepreneurs

11 years ago

Last Wednesday, the Middle East Institute held its 3rd  annual Egypt conference, entitled "Reducing Risks, Unlocking Potential," with three expert…

Peace picks, October 5-9

11 years ago

Toward a "Reaganov" Russia: Assessing trends in Russian national security policy after Putin | Monday, October 5th | 10:00 -…

Palestine’s way forward

11 years ago

With Palestine's flag now flying at UN headquarters, the Middle East Institute held a discussion last week of Palestinian Politics…

More Russia in Syria

11 years ago

Hamid Bayati a few days ago asked some questions about Syria for publication by the Iranian Mehr News Agency in…