Thanksgiving made simple

9 years ago

Today is Thanksgiving, perhaps the most universally observed of distinctly American holidays. This post is for my many foreign readers,…

Grand coalition

9 years ago

Kosovo daily Tribuna is publishing this interview with Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi, on the occasion of the formation of…

Peace Picks November 24-28

9 years ago

The Future of the Kurds in the Middle East | Monday November 24th | 12:00 - 2:00 | Rethink Institute…

Punt and rethink

9 years ago

Having failed to reach an agreement on Iran's nuclear program by today's deadline, the P5+1 (US, UK, France, Russia, China…

Lame duck flies again

9 years ago

Like just about everything else in Washington today, how you feel about the President's action on immigration depends on how…

In the long term…

9 years ago

Proceedings kicked off at Thursday's Middle East Institute conference with a panel on A Middle East in Flux: Risks and Opportunities. Moderating…

End the Iranian occupation of Syria

9 years ago

Last week, the Middle East Institute hosted Faoud Hamdan, Founder and Executive Director, Rule of Law Foundation and the head…

Doubts about Putin’s credentials

9 years ago

American Ambassador John Tefft presented his credentials to President Putin today in Moscow. Putin's remarks were pointed: We are ready…

Yes, the time is ripe

9 years ago

Hamid  Bayati of the Iran Times published an article yesterday based in part on an interview with me. The article accurately…

The Ebola challenge

9 years ago

As the Senate considers President Obama’s request for $6.2 billion to combat Ebola, the questions of US leadership and the…