Sweeten the pot

13 years ago

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS) and the Iran Project this week presented a joint report on the…

“I don’t bluff”

13 years ago

Secretary Kerry told the American Chamber of Commerce in Seoul last week, apropos of "denuclearizing" North Korea: We are prepared,…

Boston and Homs

13 years ago

The horror of the Boston marathon bombings is still sinking in, but I imagine that Americans will regard this as…

Peace Picks: April 15-April 19

13 years ago

Abundant interesting events in a busy week: 1. Tribal Societies & Counterterrorism in Pakistan, Monday April 15/ 11:00am-12:30pm, US Institute…

Anyone anywhere anytime

13 years ago

There is a tone of desperation creeping into Belgrade's remarks on the failure of the dialogue with Pristina.  Serbia will…

It isn’t branding

13 years ago

Milan Misic of Belgrade's Politika asked a couple of questions.  Here is how I replied, in an interview published today:  Q: …

Is the Middle East only about oil?

13 years ago

Increasing energy demand in the East, decreasing energy demand in the West, and North America’s shale energy revolution have sparked…

What happened, what now?

13 years ago

Marin Dushev of the Bulgarian weekly “Capital” (www.capital.bg) asked some questions, which I've tried to answer: Q:  During my research…

I’m with April 6

13 years ago

I'm not a youth movement, but I confess to sympathy with this appeal from Egypt's April 6.  While I disagreed…

Nothing is really dead until buried

13 years ago

Yesterday's first-rate Middle East Institute/SAIS event on the Palestine/Israel peace process during the second Obama term offered two big takehomes:…