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…
Meir Javedanfar, one of Israel's keenest Iran-watchers, advises wisely that we need to watch Iran’s domestic politics closely if we…
Hard to beat this for Christmas morning, repeated from last year: My own morning thus far: za'atar on grilled bread,…
The news is full of Russian President Vladimir Putin's release from jail of former rival Mikhail Khodorkovsky and members of…
The European Council at the level of heads of state and government decided Friday that accession negotiations with Serbia will…