Two experienced Iran hands debriefed recent trips there Thursday: David Ignatius of the Washington Post and Robin Wright, a joint…
The Pristina daily Zëri has kindly given permission for republication in English of this interview with Petrit Selimi, Deputy Foreign…
The UN-led Syria peace talks known as Geneva 2 are scheduled to convene in Montreux January 22 for a public…
I spent yesterday listening to well-informed people talk (Las Vegas rules) about prospects for the January 22/23 Montreux/Geneva 2 peace…
Former Ambassador to Iraq Jim Jeffrey argues in this morning's Washington Post for more wholehearted support to Iraqi Prime Minister…
Yesterday's New York Times suggests "Power Vacuum in Middle East Lifts Militants." US withdrawal is of course the cause of…
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…