Questions from the heartland

13 years ago

I gave a talk yesterday at the University of Scranton, a city that prides itself on once having been the…

Why US foreign policy keeps failing

13 years ago

SAIS master's student Solvej Krause reports: Harvard Professor Stephen Walt, influential international relations scholar and co-author of "The Israel Lobby…

Peace Picks: March 4 to March 8

13 years ago

Quite a busy week: 1. Understanding the Behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Monday March 4, 9:00 AM- 11:…

Diminishing returns

13 years ago

Secretary Kerry is getting a lot of ink today for his meetings in Egypt.  He is pushing hard for the…

Kenya: preventing electoral violence

13 years ago

Global Communities hosted a discussion Thursday morning with their own Kimberly Tilock, Jackie Wilson of the U.S. Institute of Peace…

Mali matters

13 years ago

Global energy security depends on stability in North Africa, particularly Algeria.  The Islamist take-over of the 2012 Tuareg coup in…

Beginning to do the right thing

13 years ago

John Kerry ‘s  first trip abroad as Secretary of State is focusing on a problem the Obama Administration has been…

Myanmar: making reforms count

13 years ago

Julian Palma, a SAIS master's student, reports from Tuesday's discussion at Brookings: After half a century of dictatorship and self-imposed…

All planes to Mogadishu are full

13 years ago

SAIS master's student Solvej Krause reports: A Georgetown University event last week brought together civil society representatives from Somalia, US-based…

Textbook cases

13 years ago

Nathalie al Zyoud, a master's student at SAIS, reports on Tuesday's presentation here by Bruce Wexler, Yale professor emeritus of…