Washington is still trying to warm up from the holidays and the chill: 1. US National Security Strategy Tuesday, January…
As Liz Sly highlights in this morning's Washington Post, the Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has…
Hadi Bahra, of the Syrian Coalition political office, is anxious to call attention to UN Security Council resolution 2118, which…
The situation in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province of Iraq deteriorated sharply yesterday, with Al Qaeda-affiliated militants taking over at…
I think yesterday's New York Times editorial declaring Edward Snowden a whistle blower is wrong. The Times argues that ■…
It would be easy to be pessimistic about 2014. But as Adam Gopnik cleverly illustrates it is really impossible to…
2013 has been a so-so vintage in the peace vineyard. The Balkans saw improved relations between Serbia and Kosovo, progress…
I did this piece for the New Year's edition of Kosova Sot, which was scheduled to publish it today: 2013…
This morning's New York Times offers polls that suggest the able Ashraf Ghani and opposition leader Abdullah (aka Abdullah Abdullah,…
It's the end of a not-so-great year, so if you've got some excess funds here are a few worthy causes…