Patience is a virtue

13 years ago

I'm in Pristina, so friends and colleagues are assuming I know something about the talks Thursday between Serbian Prime Minister…

Frugal superpower puts on airs

13 years ago

With Senate hearings scheduled for January 24 for former Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State and January 31 for…

Middle East: less grand, more strategy

13 years ago

Middle East Institute intern Aya Fasih, recently arrived from Cairo, writes in her debut on peacefare: With the re-election of…

If Mali matters, what doesn’t?

13 years ago

Op/eds on why Mali matters and why we must help save it are sprouting this winter just as fast as…

The Iran nuclear cliff

13 years ago

It isn't often that Washington reaches a consensus on Iran, but that seems to be what is happening.  Patrick Clawson…

This isn’t pretty either

13 years ago

These are the 2010 videos of now-President Morsi that the New York Times cites this morning: There are several things…

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…