Limited US means to fight ISIS

12 years ago

Brett McGurk, an assistant US secretary of state, said recently that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is…

The Gaza enigma

12 years ago

The current Gaza war is an enigma. Israel's "mowing the grass" strategy, if it can be called by that offensive…

Pakistan’s better tomorrow

12 years ago

Pakistan experienced its first democratic transfer of power with the election of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in May 2013. This…

Damnably inconsistent

12 years ago

While the Middle East burns, policymakers can't seem to agree on how to douse the fire.  This discord was on full display Monday, at the Middle East…

Palestine needs new political options

12 years ago

After days of rising hostilities and predictions of a third intifada, Israel launched a ground invasion of Gaza last Thursday night.…

This is dignified

12 years ago

My hat is off to Frans Timmermans, Netherlands Foreign Minister, who spoke at the UN Security Council today: Note the…

I surrender

12 years ago

While I agree with those who see the world developing in positive directions over the longer term, I confess to…

Moscow’s best bet

12 years ago

I would normally await an official investigation before commenting on the downing of Malaysia Airlines 17, but it looks as…

Peace picks July 21-25

12 years ago

ISIS, Iraq, and the Gulf States Monday, July 21 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;…

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

12 years ago

Nathan Thrall, an International Crisis Group (ICG) analyst in the Middle East, wrote Thursday in the New York Times: the…