Talk is cheap

13 years ago

Calls for negotiated solutions are all the rage.  Secretary of State Kerry wants one in Syria.  The Washington Post thinks…

Happy birthday, Kosovo!

13 years ago

I did this interview on for Arben Ahmeti, editor of the new Kosovo daily Tribuna.  They are publishing it today…

This week’s peace picks

13 years ago

1. Iran’s Nuclear Program: Is a Peaceful Solution Possible?. Tuesday February 19, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM, Brookings Institution Venue: Brookings Institution,…

Precarious ally

13 years ago

The Bahraini royal family needs to deliver credible reforms.  There was little difference of opinion on that point at the…

Coal or renewables?

13 years ago

Rilind Latifi, a Kosovar master's student at SAIS, writes: Since the end of the war in 1999, Kosovo has faced…

Behind the curve is not leading from behind

13 years ago

President Obama had little to say on international affairs in the State of the Union speech last night, which did…

A better way

13 years ago

North Korea's third nuclear weapons test yesterday raises three questions: Why are they doing this? What difference does it make?…

Chad’s latest cycle of conflict

13 years ago

SAIS graduate student Nathalie Al Zyoud worked as the Executive Director of Caring Kaela, an International NGO that empowered Chadian…

Correcting the record

13 years ago

David Kanin, with whom I share a longstanding interest in the Balkans and service in the US government as well…

Peace Picks: February 11-15

13 years ago

Mid-winter is a good time to be indoors with the policy wonks: 1.     Elections and Politics in North Africa—A Panel…