To whom it may concern

13 years ago

The Egyptian April 6 Movement yesterday sent around this note, which merits reading: To whom it may concern, April 6…

Force and diplomacy aren’t antithetical

13 years ago

I've had a number of people ask in the past 48 hours whether proceeding on the diplomatic track to collect…

Anything but Syria

13 years ago

Danya Greenfield, moderator of Thursday's Atlantic Council event on Yemen, joked that it is nice to discuss something other than…

Putin’s drivel

13 years ago

Vladimir Putin's op ed in the New York Times was last night's and this morning's hot topic.  It really doesn't…

Don’t bank on diplomacy yet

13 years ago

President Obama last night tentatively accepted Putin’s paddle and began his effort to paddle away from military action, which faced…

Putin’s paddle

13 years ago

Yesterday's strange idea is today's hot topic:  the proposition that Bashar al Asad will destroy chemical weapons he refuses to…

Peace picks, September 9-13

13 years ago

Here are this week's peace picks, courtesy of newly arrived Middle East Institute assistant Sarah Saleeb.  We are still working…

Crisis breeds strange ideas

13 years ago

Secretary of State Kerry today floated the idea that has been kicking around:  Bashar al Asad can avoid an American…

No evidence I used CW on my people

13 years ago

That's Bashar al Asad's defense, according to Charlie Rose: The full interview will be broadcast tomorrow. All we've got so…

All in, or not

13 years ago

Whether President Obama will get Congressional backing for strikes on Syria's capability of using chemical weapons will be decided in…