Peace picks April 2 – 5

13 years ago

We are late with the peace picks, but here they are for the remainder of the week: 1.  Nagorno-Karabakh: Understanding…

Beijing needs to reign in Pyongyang

13 years ago

North Korea's announcement that it plans to reopen its plutonium production reactor at Yongbyon clarifies at least one reason for…

What happens if talks fail?

13 years ago

While I think it likely that Lady Ashton will somehow fish something she can call success out of the swirling…

The new Egyptian criminal

13 years ago

On the supposition that everyone should know what it takes to get arrested for insulting Egypt's President Morsi, denigrating Islam…

Arab uprisings fail to satisfy the street

13 years ago

From Tunisia to Egypt new transitional leadership has yet to address the economic, security and structural grievances that triggered the…

Optimism/diplomats = courage/soldiers

13 years ago

Chas Freeman appeared Thursday at the Carnegie Endowment to introduce his new collection of essays on China, Interesting Times:  China,…

The dogs of war: bark or bite?

13 years ago

Tension has been building for weeks on the Korean peninsula.  Kim Jong-un has unleashed a string of threats against South…

The time to settle is now

13 years ago

Regular readers will find it odd that I recommend a piece by Jerry Gallucci, with whom I often disagree.  But…

The fireman of last resort

13 years ago

It is striking that the first comments on Fred Hof's Washington Post piece today advocating U.S. support for a "nonsectarian,"…

Show me

13 years ago

The Project on Middle East Democracy and the Hariri Center at the Atlantic Council put out a letter to President…