Cross-strait optimism 2, with a twist

13 years ago

Jonas Brown continues his report on an all day conference last week at the Carnegie Endowment: The third panel discussed…

Cross-strait optimism 1

13 years ago

Jonas Brown, who will be getting his third masters' degree at SAIS in December, reports: The government shutdown last week…

All politics is local

13 years ago

My friends in the Syrian opposition are understandably discouraged.  Months of intensified Hizbollah and Iranian support have brought the regime…

Peace picks, October 7-11

13 years ago

A wide array of interesting events this week (be aware of possible event cancellations due to the government shutdown): 1.…

Why Ken Pollack is wrong

13 years ago

Ken Pollack has written a highly readable but serious and in-depth book claiming that--contrary to US government policy, Congressional sentiment…

Timbuktu or bust

13 years ago

The Festival au Désert will return to Timbuktu January 9-11.  If you already have what I call Foreign Legionnaire's disease,…

Russia redux, at Syrian expense

13 years ago

This morning's breakfast discussion at the Atlantic Council of prospects for a political settlement in Syria focused mainly on whether…

Diplomats v. intelligence analysts

13 years ago

It will take me more time and energy than I can spare from the Middle East these days to plow…

Yes, Virginia, there is a Syrian opposition

13 years ago

A colleague writes in reaction to the news of Syrian rebel groups abandoning the exile Syrian Coalition in favor an…

Cautious optimism on Iran

13 years ago

There was a lot of buzz after President Obama and President Rouhani spoke on the phone Friday afternoon. Some were…