The EU is still a powerful magnet

13 years ago

My friends at tacno.net, where Milan Marinkovic has landed, have published this interview today in Serbian: In a recent interview…

Damsel in distress

13 years ago

France has answered a call from Bamako to stop an Islamist insurgent move southward.  Their quick march towards the capital…

This week’s peace picks

13 years ago

The holiday season has ended.  Monday is particularly busy:   1. A Bleak Winter:  Providing Needed Aid to Those Fleeing…

Negotiating Afghanistan

13 years ago

Rarely have political and professional evaluations differed more than in Afghanistan today.  While Presidents Obama and Karzai are upbeat about…

Montenegro will need to do more

13 years ago

This is an interview I did for Samir Kajošević of the Montenegrin daily Vijesti more than two weeks ago.  My…

This isn’t pretty

13 years ago

My morning email brought me this: I understand your obsession to see Serbia subdued will never wane, even if it…

Sugar-coated Kosovostan

13 years ago

The European parliament rapporteur expects a “flexible” resolution on Kosovo from the Serbian parliament.  What he'll get is a sugar-coated…

Serbia resolves

13 years ago

A birdie tells me this is what the Serbian parliament will be asked to approve on Saturday (I'll withhold comment…

Light where we can, heavy when we must

13 years ago

Today's New York Times declares victory for those in the Obama Administration who favor a light footprint abroad.  The members…

I feel nothing

13 years ago

Balkan-watchers here in DC are getting inquiries about "the monument," a substantial, seemingly stone object erected in November to honor…