Politics are the enemy of negotiations

13 years ago

The discussion surrounding the Palestine/Israel conflict continues to be split between pessimists and optimists. Jane Harman, president of the Woodrow…

Odd duck

13 years ago

I livetweeted Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's appearance in Washington at SETA (a Turkish thinktank for political, economic social research) yesterday,…

Territorial claims or good neighbors

13 years ago

Serbian President Nikolic said today: We are not giving Kosovo away. And [the] Bundestag should think about what kind of…

Ten things the president should be doing

13 years ago

Herewith my short list of ten international issues more worthy of presidential attention than the issues that are getting it…

CYA*

13 years ago

I repeat what I said yesterday:  "The editing of the Benghazi talking points strikes me as unworthy of a news…

What me worry?

13 years ago

I have a skeptical reaction to the current Washington scandals.  The editing of the Benghazi talking points strikes me as…

Guatemala leads, will anyone follow?

13 years ago

The genocide conviction of general and coup leader Efraín Ríos Montt for his scorched earth campaign against the Ixil Mayans…

No narrow way out

13 years ago

This rare interview with Salim Idriss, who (sort of) commands the forces in Syria that call themselves the Free Army,…

Peace picks May 13-17

13 years ago

1. Exploring Tunisia's Investment Climate, Monday, May 13 / 11:00am - 12:30pm, Aspen Institute Venue: Aspen Institute, One Dupont Circle,…

Pakistan hat trick

13 years ago

This is pretty dramatic.  That's Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) in the lead, by a wide margin. More knowledgeable…