Negotiating the Arab spring

14 years ago

The Arab Spring is most often regarded through a conflict lens: among contestants for power, between Old and New orders,…

“Nobody has any idea what to do about it”

14 years ago

I've never met Laura Seay, except briefly in cyberspace.  All I know is that she is @texasinafrica, a Morehouse professor…

From Zion’s den

14 years ago

The Daily Beast's "Open Zion" published this piece yesterday, Daniel's first from Zion's den (as @AdamSerwer put it): Those reading…

How many is enough?

14 years ago

The right question is not why U.S. troops need to stay in Afghanistan after 2014 but rather how many are…

This week’s peace picks

14 years ago

There are many interesting events this week to shake us out of our tryptophan-induced post-holiday slumber.   1. The Pathway…

Off course

14 years ago

I'm no friend of Mohammed Morsi.  I once even advocated voting for Mubarak crony Ahmed Shafiq, in order to prevent…

Pharaonic Islam

14 years ago

A day after cooperating with the United States in achieving a shaky ceasefire in Gaza, Egypt's President Morsi arrogated to…

Wisdom, not resolve

14 years ago

I'm in Atlanta this week for Thanksgiving, which Americans will mark tomorrow with parades, running races, a giant meal, lots…

Easier said than done

14 years ago

Hillary Clinton is on her way from Cambodia to Jerusalem.  This is precisely the opposite direction from the one President…

Normalization

14 years ago

Two recent meetings between prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo have opened a political-level dialogue aimed at "normalization."  What does…