Palestine needs new political options

10 years ago

After days of rising hostilities and predictions of a third intifada, Israel launched a ground invasion of Gaza last Thursday night.…

This is dignified

10 years ago

My hat is off to Frans Timmermans, Netherlands Foreign Minister, who spoke at the UN Security Council today: Note the…

I surrender

10 years ago

While I agree with those who see the world developing in positive directions over the longer term, I confess to…

Moscow’s best bet

10 years ago

I would normally await an official investigation before commenting on the downing of Malaysia Airlines 17, but it looks as…

Peace picks July 21-25

10 years ago

ISIS, Iraq, and the Gulf States Monday, July 21 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;…

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

10 years ago

Nathan Thrall, an International Crisis Group (ICG) analyst in the Middle East, wrote Thursday in the New York Times: the…

A leopard proud of his spots

10 years ago

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, his wife Lynne, and their daughter Liz spoke on Monday at the Mayflower Hotel at…

The trials of the Tribunal

10 years ago

I spent a couple of hours yesterday observing the trial of Bosnian Serb Republic army chief Ratko Mladic at the…

The Muslim Brotherhood’s bleak future

10 years ago

The Muslim Brotherhood experienced its fall from grace in Egypt just one year ago with President Morsi’s removal. The once highly…

Finishing the job in the Balkans

10 years ago

I spoke yesterday on "Finishing the Job in the Balkans" with Dutch Foreign Ministry Europe Director Daphne Bergsma, Carnegie Europe's…