Tunisia: stalled

13 years ago

With no constitution written and no date yet for elections, the political transition in Tunisia is stalled. At SAIS’s Thursday…

Labored mightily and brought forth…

13 years ago

Rick Barton, the State Department's Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO), did a public briefing at the Council…

Doing little and doing a lot

13 years ago

Iran and North Korea are the two big nuclear non-proliferation challenges of our day.  Iran is moving to acquire a…

A Syrian vision of tomorrow

13 years ago

While the official Syrian Coalition of Revolutionary and Opposition Forces has outlined a possible but still unlikely political process, I spent…

Treachery could go a long way

13 years ago

With appreciation to the Etilaf  (National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces) media department, here is the Interim Political…

Africa’s drylands: dangers and opportunities

13 years ago

Hye Jung Han, one of my master's students at SAIS, reports from a SAIS event last week.  The speaker was…

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…