שנה טובה! لله أكبر

12 years ago

It is Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the seventh month, when Jews celebrate the new year and creation of…

This week’s peace picks

12 years ago

A relatively light week as fall begins, with development, diplomacy and peacekeeping in the limelight: 1. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on…

GOP critique: trade and Iraq

12 years ago

This is the sixth installment in a series responding to the Romney campaign’s list of ten failures in Obama’s foreign…

A reader’s challenge

12 years ago

A reader challenges me: I was surprised at this statement: "Muslims lost people and respect in the West, where no…

A really bad day

12 years ago

The Muslim world has had a busy Friday trashing U.S. embassies and killing Muslims.  The latest death toll I've seen…

My Libya, the video version

12 years ago

I was on C-Span's Washington Journal this morning discussing Libya. Here is the video. I don't watch, but I hope…

“Make or break” Pakistan elections

12 years ago

The upcoming Pakistani general elections will be a “make or break event,” Samina Ahmed said at Tuesday’s Carnegie Endowment for…

“Not ready for prime time”

12 years ago

That was the response of an unnamed former aide to Senator McCain to Governor Romney's botched reaction to the attack…

Death in Benghazi

12 years ago

The murder of four U.S. officials in Benghazi yesterday will anger Americans, adding to the cycle of resentment that began…

GOP critique: Russia and Latin America

12 years ago

This is the fifth installment of a series responding to the Romney campaign's list of ten failures in Obama's foreign…