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…

Preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons

13 years ago

Sidney Balman, barely arrived Middle East Institute research assistant, reports: While attention this week is focused mainly on Syria, nuclear…

Too narrow broadens

13 years ago

The Syria war resolution approved in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee goes a long way to correcting the problems in…

Hasten the day

13 years ago

The Administration's approach to Syria has seemed to me to focus too narrowly on military attacks (even if others object…

Too broad is too narrow

13 years ago

Some of my most respected colleagues (read Fred Hof) are exorcised beyond reason by President Obama's two week delay in…

Peace picks, September 3-6

13 years ago

It was Labor Day in the US yesterday and Rosh Hashanah (New Year's) for Jews worldwide Thursday evening, Friday and…

What’s wrong with ICG’s approach on Syria

13 years ago

The International Crisis Group yesterday published a statement on Syria.  It has drawn plaudits from some and hisses from others. …

What Congress should do

13 years ago

I have resisted comparisons between Syria and Bosnia, or Syria and Kosovo, as the global and regional circumstances are different. …