Countering the extremist factory

11 years ago

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continues to gain more power and territory with each passing day, yet…

Belgrade asks, Hashim Thaci answers

11 years ago

Petrit Selimi, Kosovo Deputy Foreign Minister, asked me to publish in English this Danas interview with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim…

Flipping SecState the bird

11 years ago

It's been a bad few days for Secretary of State Kerry, on top of many bad weeks.  On Sunday, he…

Kosovo’s Rubik cube

11 years ago

I responded to some questions today from Shpend Limoni, who has published my replies at Gazeta Express.  Here is the…

The verdict and the Obama administration

11 years ago

Secretary of State Kerry in Cairo Sunday suggested that Egypt was in a critical moment of transition. On Tuesday, an…

Regional ripples from a nuclear deal

11 years ago

As gradual progress is made towards a potential nuclear deal with Iran, many question the implications that this agreement would…

Shi’astan 1, Kurdistan 1, Sunnistan 0

11 years ago

Here is the concluding paragraph of my piece published by the Middle East Institute Friday: Thus the current insurgency may…

Schisms in Shi’ism

11 years ago

With sectarian violence flaring in the Middle East, it is tempting to view the Islamic world in terms of the…

Peace picks June 23-27

11 years ago

Iranian Nuclear Deal and the Impact on its Neighbors Monday, June 23 | 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Woodrow Wilson…

Promote the vote

11 years ago

With Tunisia’s presidential and parliamentary elections approaching in the fall, the Middle East Institute and the International Republican Institute (IRI)…