A counterweight to Western pessimism

11 years ago

I wasn't planning to write about Kishore Mahbubani's talk at SAIS this week, but it was too good to pass…

Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan post-2014

11 years ago

George Washington University's Pakistani and Afghan Student Associations co-sponsored Thursday's panel discussion of Pakistan's role in Afghanistan post-2014, when NATO…

Syria seen from Venus and Mars

11 years ago

I enjoyed yesterday two events on Syria, back to back and less than a block from each other.  An all-women…

Drop it now

11 years ago

The failure of the latest round of Belgrade/Pristina talks to reach agreement on an association of Serb municipalities in Kosovo…

The Islamists are coming

11 years ago

As a result of sweeping victories in elections, Islamists are emerging as strong political forces in post-revolutionary Arab states.  Many…

Questions from the heartland

11 years ago

I gave a talk yesterday at the University of Scranton, a city that prides itself on once having been the…

Why US foreign policy keeps failing

11 years ago

SAIS master's student Solvej Krause reports: Harvard Professor Stephen Walt, influential international relations scholar and co-author of "The Israel Lobby…

Peace Picks: March 4 to March 8

11 years ago

Quite a busy week: 1. Understanding the Behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Monday March 4, 9:00 AM- 11:…

Diminishing returns

11 years ago

Secretary Kerry is getting a lot of ink today for his meetings in Egypt.  He is pushing hard for the…

Kenya: preventing electoral violence

11 years ago

Global Communities hosted a discussion Thursday morning with their own Kimberly Tilock, Jackie Wilson of the U.S. Institute of Peace…