Fig leaf?

12 years ago

Nabil Fahmy, Egypt's Foreign Minister, spoke today at CSIS.  He was all sweetness and light:  civil liberties, transparency, accountability, participation,…

The sooner, the better

12 years ago

With Aleksandar Vučić confirmed as prime minister of Serbia on the wave of a strong parliamentary election result  last month, questions…

Peace picks April 28 – May 2

12 years ago

1. American Energy Prowess in a Strategic Foreign Policy Perspective Monday, April 28 | 12 – 4:30pm 12th floor, The…

Pyramid schemes

12 years ago

The systematic looting of archeological sites and artifacts has reached crisis proportions in Egypt over the last three years. Thursday…

Courting justice

12 years ago

Pristina-based daily Zeri posed some questions a few days ago about the proposal for a new special court to try…

Lucky Afghanistan

12 years ago

I have been hesitating to write about the April 5 Afghan presidential election, whose outcome is still unclear.  Views of…

Booooogus

12 years ago

The Administration and its surrogates are trying hard to assure all concerned that its pivot to the Asia Pacific will…

Peace Picks April 21 – 25

12 years ago

1. America's Great Game: The CIA's Secret Arabists and the Shaping of the Modern Middle East Monday, April 21 |…

Where humanitarian and strategic interests intersect

12 years ago

Thursday afternoon, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy hosted a policy discussion about US strategic interests and the humanitarian…

Kosovo gets an army and a special court

12 years ago

With the kind permission of Belgrade daily Danas, here is the report on its interview, published  Monday under the headline…