What happens in Syria doesn’t stay in Syria

13 years ago

These are the speaking notes I used yesterday at USIP's event on "Amidst Iraq's Turmoil:  What Can We Do?"  The…

A former rebel leader comes to Washington

13 years ago

Ali Ahmeti, former leader of the National Liberation Army (NLA) that fought the Macedonian state in 2001, is visiting Washington…

Still the beginning

13 years ago

A lot of the news today about Syria is not only about Syria.  Keeping your eye on Syria means watching:…

Peace Picks, May 6th-May 10th

13 years ago

Lots of Egypt, Pakistan and other interesting events in DC this week: 1. Where is the Cultural Revolution in Egypt…

Game of Drones

13 years ago

The debate over the use of drones falls into three paradigms:  legal, practical and moral. The panel hosted on Wednesday…

Bosnia: the fighting continues

13 years ago

American lawyers ask me from time to time to testify in immigration cases for people from the Balkans.  If they…

Inviolability is like beauty

13 years ago

Unwilling to pledge adherence if a referendum on the Belgrade/Pristina normalization agreement fails, the Serbian opposition and its allies in…

The Americans are coming

13 years ago

President Obama, bless his heart, is sending John Kerry off to Moscow next week to convince the Russians that something…

Fool me twice, shame on me

13 years ago

The discussion Monday at the Wilson Center of "The Media and Iran's Nuclear Program:  An Analysis of US and UK…

Between Iraq and a hard place

13 years ago

World Politics Review published this piece I did for them on Iraq this morning, under the heading "Politically Exposed, Iraq's…