Arab women agree on problems, not solutions

13 years ago

Women have played important roles in the Arab awakening but they now face an uphill struggle to consolidate their gains.…

Is Turkey going to war in Syria?

13 years ago

My Twitterfeed got spun up yesterday about NATO's article 4 consultations, triggered by Syria's shelling of a village in Turkeythat…

What is happening today besides the debate

13 years ago

This is not a day for foreign policy.  We are all too busy getting ready for the first presidential debate…

Security in ungoverned spaces

13 years ago

Earlier this year I enjoyed a day talking about North Africa, including the Sahel, an area that is now attracting…

The brighter side

13 years ago

Kosovo's Minister for Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, stopped by last week to talk at SAIS.  I was too busy with…

When all you have is a hammer…

13 years ago

Both right and left (not to mention the middle) have so unanimously condemned Mitt Romney's "A New Course for the…

The Federation revisited

13 years ago

As some readers will know, I was known during the Bosnian war as Gospodin Federacije, because I was in charge…

This week’s peace picks

13 years ago

There are good choices this week including the kickoff presidential debate. 1. How Should the Next American President Engage the…

An interesting development

13 years ago

This caught my eye yesterday: Mass demonstrations broke out in more than 370 different locations across the country demanding rebel…

More talk, less eloquence, a bit of chicanery

13 years ago

The UN General Assembly, the ultimate talk shop, is providing a lot of opportunity this week to take the world's…