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…

Belgrade and Pristina need to work together

13 years ago

Radio Free Europe tells me the Kosovo municipal election went badly today in the north:  voting materials were destroyed at…

Opening the barn doors

13 years ago

Tucked away towards the end of today's mammoth New York Times article on the National Security Agency's foreign eavesdropping, Scott…

Maliki isn’t likely to take much advice

13 years ago

Iraq's Prime Minister Maliki completed his visit to Washington yesterday.  He got a lot of free advice.  He should govern…

Maliki makes his case

13 years ago

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was in Washington last week to talk about Iraq's problems and the future of US-Iraq…

The quickest way out of the Balkans

13 years ago

It doesn't rank high in the annals of Balkan history, but the apparent Greek suggestion that Macedonia be renamed "Slavo-Albanian…