Fantasyland

13 years ago

Anyone who thought, as The Economist and others have reported, that Serbia was softening its position on Kosovo and would…

A soap balloon bursts

13 years ago

Pristina Friday and over the weekend saw violence against those promoting equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.  The Ministry of…

This week’s peace picks

13 years ago

Slowing for the holidays, but still some interesting events.    1. The World in 2013 – Admiral Mike Mullen and…

Morsi wins, but…

13 years ago

If unofficial results are correct, Egyptian President Morsi won his bet on the new constitution in the first round of…

The referendum is about Morsi

13 years ago

Egypt is voting today and next Saturday on its draft constitution, which President Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists…

The homefront

13 years ago

PS:  Here is what he is what he is up against:   And for those of you who (like me)…

The EU kicks the can

13 years ago

Carl Bildt, Sweden's long-time and much-followed Foreign Minister, tweeted earlier this week from the General Affairs Council of the European…

What can go wrong?

13 years ago

I am a great fan of Fred Hof's Seven Key Points on Syria elaborated yesterday at the Atlantic Council.  While…

The Syrian grassroots need watering

14 years ago

Even the Russian deputy foreign minister seems now to be anticipating the fall of Bashar al Asad, and the National…

Recognition is the beginning, not the end

14 years ago

Reuters published my piece today, under the title, "Washington's next steps on Syria": The United States has officially recognized the…