Inside Iran

12 years ago

Two experienced Iran hands debriefed recent trips there Thursday:  David Ignatius of the Washington Post and Robin Wright, a joint…

Religious radicalism threatens Kosovo

12 years ago

The Pristina daily Zëri has kindly given permission for republication in English of this interview with Petrit Selimi, Deputy Foreign…

What else we can do

12 years ago

The UN-led Syria peace talks known as Geneva 2 are scheduled to convene in Montreux January 22 for a public…

The Geneva 2 Rohrschach

12 years ago

I spent yesterday listening to well-informed people talk (Las Vegas rules) about prospects for the January 22/23 Montreux/Geneva 2 peace…

The problem with Maliki

12 years ago

Former Ambassador to Iraq Jim Jeffrey argues in this morning's Washington Post for more wholehearted support to Iraqi Prime Minister…

History is irreversible

12 years ago

Yesterday's New York Times suggests "Power Vacuum in Middle East Lifts Militants."  US withdrawal is of course the cause of…

Peace picks, January 6-10

12 years ago

Washington is still trying to warm up from the holidays and the chill: 1. US National Security Strategy Tuesday, January…

The Sunni civil wars

12 years ago

As Liz Sly highlights in this morning's Washington Post, the Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has…

Hang together, or hang separately

12 years ago

Hadi Bahra, of the Syrian Coalition political office, is anxious to call attention to UN Security Council resolution 2118, which…

Two birds, two stones

12 years ago

The situation in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province of Iraq deteriorated sharply yesterday, with Al Qaeda-affiliated militants taking over at…