Gaza agonistes

11 years ago

Israel early this morning approved a truce in Gaza, with talks in Cairo to follow. Hamas has not responded yet.…

Peace picks July 14-18

11 years ago

1. Ending Wars to Build Peace: Conflict Termination Workshop Monday, July 14 | 8:30 am – 1:00 pm United States…

Tyranny’s gradations

11 years ago

There's a funny story behind the July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler, Waller Newell suggested at the Heritage Foundation on…

How to prevent Iraq’s breakup

11 years ago

The American commentariat is offering lots of advice these days on Iraq.  The consensus is that Baghdad needs a broad,…

Two states or else

11 years ago

In the last week, Israel has cratered Gaza with dozens of airstrikes. Hamas has fired hundreds of rockets into southern…

Independence is overrated

11 years ago

I'm late with this post, but so be it. Independence is overrated. Here's why I say so. Consider American independence.…

Peace picks July 7-11

11 years ago

Transitional Justice in Colombia: What Lessons Can Be Learned from Other Countries? Monday, July 7 | 12:00 pm – 1:00…

Help, or else

11 years ago

Things are not going well for Iraqi President Nouri al Maliki, whose calls for foreign assistance have grown increasingly frantic.…

Merging battlefields

11 years ago

The past several weeks have revolved around the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) insurgency in Iraq and the…

Ba’athists are running the ISIS show

11 years ago

For two weeks, stories of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) spectacular takeover of large swaths of territory…