Battlefield to conference room

12 years ago

Today's US/EU/Russia/Ukraine Joint Diplomatic Statement aims to de-escalate a conflict that has been spiraling for weeks.  The steps it proposes…

Pulitzers don’t make Snowden a hero

12 years ago

Monday's Twitter blizzard of Pulitzer congratulations has given way to questions yesterday about the significance of Pulitzer prizes going to…

Passover wandering

12 years ago

Like 70% of American Jews, I spent last night at a Seder, celebrating the story of liberation from pharaoh. Here…

Putin and Putinism are not foreover

12 years ago

There are things that are difficult to write, even when obvious.  People all too often mistake analytical statements for normative…

Peace Picks April 14 – 18

12 years ago

1. Terrorism, Party Politics, and the US: Expectations of the Upcoming Iraqi Elections Monday, April 14 | 12:30 – 2pm…

Shooting yourself in the foot

12 years ago

I'll be on Al Hurra this afternoon discussing the American failure to give an Iranian diplomat a visa to come…

The roles and limits of international courts

12 years ago

Friday morning the US Institute of Peace hosted a discussion about the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…

What to do about whoppers

12 years ago

The Russian Foreign Ministry tweeted this today: #Lavrov: Active Russian involvement in European affairs has always brought long periods of…

A potent symbol

12 years ago

Montenegro's Prime Minister Djukanovic is in DC today (and yesterday) to plump for his country's NATO membership.  His talking points…

No tempest in a teapot

12 years ago

I did this piece based on my visit to Erbil last week for the Middle East Institute, which published it…