Yes, a nuclear deal means trouble

11 years ago

I am a proponent of a good nuclear deal with Iran. But I have taken some time this week to…

Coalition as the Syrian Kurds’ air force

11 years ago

My friends at peopledemandchange.org have put together the data to show it (and I've made a few minor editorial changes):…

Peace picks July 6-10

11 years ago

1. A Conversation with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian| Monday, July 6th | 4:00 | German Marshall Fund | REGISTER TO…

Hangover coming

11 years ago

The folks celebrating the referendum "no" vote in Syntagma Square tonight in Athens are going to have a bad hangover.…

Is there still independent media in Russia?

11 years ago

On Wednesday, the Carnegie Endowment for international peace hosted A Conversation with Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow, often…

Independence and interdependence

11 years ago

It is Independence Day in the US, which marks 239 years since the representatives of the thirteen colonies declared in…

The devil is in the details

11 years ago

My current Middle East Institute interns Maithili Bagaria and Eddie Grove have combed through the many publications asking questions about…

Unfuck Greece

11 years ago

It is difficult to write anything about Greece in the current confused course of events, but I thought this Guardian…

Kurdish advances, Turkish concerns

11 years ago

Last week, the Syrian Kurdish fighters of the YPG (People's Protection Units, the paramilitary wing of the Democratic Union of…

The slough of despair

11 years ago

The Wilson Center Tuesday hosted a panel on Ukraine and its challenges. Speakers included former Ambassador to Lithuania John Cloud,…