Women in the Syrian revolution

13 years ago

The beginning of the Syrian revolution in March 2011 provided a window of opportunity for change in women’s rights. But…

Peace picks, Sept 30 – Oct 4

13 years ago

Fine, timely events this week in DC: 1. Reform Under Rouhani: Assessing Positive Change in Iran Monday, September 30, 2013,…

Fatwa diplomacy

13 years ago

President Obama mentioned Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's fatwa against nuclear weapons in his speech last week at the United Nations…

What the phone call signifies

13 years ago

I hope you'll excuse me for not getting too excited about President Obama's call to President Rouhani yesterday.  I find…

Not the charm blitz

13 years ago

Rather than burdening you with more words about Iran President Rouhani's four-day charm blitz, I prefer offering three minutes with…

Tilting at pyramids

13 years ago

Those who follow Egypt these days are discombobulated.  Its military-backed government is forging ahead to exclude the Muslim Brotherhood from…

Popular impeachment

13 years ago

Tueday at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars Mona Makram-Ebeid, former member of the Egyptian Parliament, expressed her disappointments,…

Things really are changing

13 years ago

Ramush Haradinaj--former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter, former Prime Minister, former two-time indictee of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former…

Speech diplomacy

13 years ago

Many will be disappointed that President Obama and Iran's President Rouhani did not meet yesterday.  Even their presence in the…

Sweet reason

13 years ago

Former Serbian Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic stopped by SAIS yesterday afternoon to talk about the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), the…