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…
France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States Wednesday denounced the growing violence in Libya, where armed groups…
Iraq's prime minister for eight years, Nouri al Maliki, has done as the United States and Iran wanted and stepped…
The most recent crisis in Gaza has forced the international community to ask what alternatives can the Palestinian leadership offer…
NPR's Michele Kelemen reported today on Iraq: I was surprised to hear Jim Jeffrey call Maliki "corrupt, nervous nelly, micromanaging,…