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…

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…