Not Saudi Arabia

12 years ago

I arrived back from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this morning. You can attribute any nonsense in this post to…

Russia in the Balkans

12 years ago

Fatjon Prroni of the Turkish Andalou agency asked, so I replied: - Is Balkans endangered from a rising Russian influence…

ISIS strained

12 years ago

The ISIS leadership may at last be beginning to feel the pinch of concerted international efforts against it, both militarily…

Peace Picks November 3-7

12 years ago

Kurdistan: From Pawn to Player | Monday, November 3rd | 10:00 - 11:00 | Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies…

Sectarian war or regional power struggles?

12 years ago

Stimson Center’s discussion on The Escalating Shi’a-Sunni Conflict: Assessing the Role of State Actors featured a panel made up of…

No pain, no gain

12 years ago

With less than a month to go before the deadline for completing nuclear talks with Iran, what does it look…

Obama needs to answer his own question

12 years ago

General John Allen, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,…

Ebola in perspective

12 years ago

On Monday, the Heritage foundation hosted for a discussion of Ebola policy options, domestic and international, Robert Kodiac, the Managing…

Nothing settled, but progress

12 years ago

There were several important elections yesterday in sharply divided countries. In Brazil, incumbent president Dilma Rousseff barely squeaked past her…

Guess who came to dinner

12 years ago

Shpend Limoni of Kosovo's Gazeta Express asked some questions last Thursday, so I answered: 1. Kosovo’s Foreign Minister attended a…