Giving pause

13 years ago

Nuclear talks in Geneva with Iran ended without an agreement and will reconvene November 20.  The P5+1 (that's US, UK,…

More Righting the Balance

13 years ago

Sarah Saleeb's writeup of the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute Righting the Balance event Thursday evening makes me acutely aware that…

Vampire ground zero

13 years ago

Balkans fans may enjoy this from James Lyon, author of Kiss of the Butterfly, who for Halloween took ABC to…

Root and branch

13 years ago

Last night's terrific discussion of Righting the Balance here at SAIS' Foreign Policy Institute with Tom Pickering and Kristin Lord…

The end isn’t in sight

13 years ago

Today, much of the public conversation about the conflict in Syria is about the infighting, the jihadist opposition groups, and…

People who don’t vote aren’t represented

13 years ago

Serbia today reportedly sought annulment of the November 3 municipal election in all of northern Kosovo. That did not happen. …

TGBWFEABMC

13 years ago

That's a "transitional governing body with full executive authority by mutual consent."  It's the codeword Washington says you have to…

Ample warning

13 years ago

The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (CIO/DPRK) held a public…

How do I get rid of my dictator?

13 years ago

Better to read Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan's book, but this is an excellent intro to the effectiveness of civil…

Peace picks, November 4-8

13 years ago

Apologies for the late posting (DPS): The upcoming week's top events: 1. Responding to the Rebalance: ASEAN between China and…