Copts at risk

11 years ago

With the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood to power, the fate of Egypt’s non-Muslim minorities, especially the substantial Coptic minority,…

Should the US save Syria?

11 years ago

While the situation in Syria worsens and the death-toll rises, there is no consensus in Washington on whether the US…

Some good news

11 years ago

There is good news this morning:  French forces in Mali have taken the northern town of Kidal, donors have pledged…

Costly and insufficient

11 years ago

President Obama today sharply increased humanitarian aid to Syria, by $155 million: Welcome though it may be, increased humanitarian aid…

Round 1 to the French

11 years ago

As the residents of Timbuktu and Gao celebrate their French liberation from Islamist extremists, it is tempting to think that…

What Obama should do for Syria

11 years ago

President Obama in an interview with The New Republic published yesterday, discussed in more explicit terms than usual how he…

Peace picks this week

11 years ago

 1. The Nuclear Issue: Why is Iran Negotiating? Date and Time: January 28, 9 am-11 pm Address: Woodrow Wilson Center,…

Israel’s unexpected election results

11 years ago

Aya Fasih reports on two discussions last week of the Israeli elections: Israeli elections have always had wider implications for…

Egypt off course, again

11 years ago

Unrest in Egypt on the January 25 second anniversary of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak was easy to predict. …

A state in search of itself

11 years ago

Laurentina Cizza, the second of my Middle East Institute interns this semester, makes her peacefare.net debut with this piece on…