The Middle East Institute ran this piece on its website today: Last week, President Obama said that he has no…
NATO presidents and prime ministers meet next Thursday and Friday in Cardiff, Wales for their biannual summit. It was supposed…
I get some interesting questions from readers. Here are a few with my attempt at answers: 1. What does Dr.…
To bomb or not to bomb was yesterday's question. Now most of Washington is agreeing that to stop the Islamic…
Ben Rhodes said interesting things to Kelly McEvers on NPR this morning: This clarifies a bit the President's objectives and…
In reply to my friend @giacomonyt, here are answers to Friedman's poorly composed questions: 1. Can they name the current…
President Obama yesterday pledged, in addition to military and humanitarian assistance to Iraq: ...we will continue to pursue a long-term…
News reports today suggest that Iraqi forces are making progress in re-taking the Mosul Dam from Islamic State (IS) forces…
A quiet mid-summer week in DC: Symbolic Nation-Building in Croatia from the Homeland War to EU Membership Tuesday, August 19…
The events in Ferguson, Missouri have reminded me of events in Cambridge, Maryland forty years ago. I stumbled recently on this…