Autopilot to a crash landing

13 years ago

Kurt Bassuener of the Democratization Policy Council, who lives and works in Sarajevo, reacted to my latest on Bosnia with…

An important beginning

13 years ago

“The Day After” study, published this week, is intended to support a democratic transition in Syria.  The study was prepared…

Exceptionally American

13 years ago

I might be tempted to do a full critique of the foreign policy portion of the Republican platform, which calls…

Bear hug

13 years ago

Milan Marinković of Niš continues his series on the new government in Belgrade:  Last week Serbian defense minister Aleksandar Vučić spent…

The antidote to a “huge trend of lying”

13 years ago

There is so much bad news from Syria that it counts as good news when someone undertakes a serious effort…

This week’s peace picks

13 years ago

1. Indonesia's Performance and Prospects, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tuesday August 28, 12:00pm-2:00pm Venue: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , 1779 Massachusetts…

America should not play Asad’s game

13 years ago

David Rohde asks "Is Syria America's Responsibility?"  But he never really answers that question, which is a good one.  Instead…

A good idea

13 years ago

It is difficult to imagine a good reason for the persistence of the Nonaligned Movement, which will hold a summit…

What they don’t want anyone to hear

13 years ago

War in northern Mali has displaced hundreds of thousands. The Islamist rebels there have now prohibited secular music on the…

No easy call

13 years ago

Having written Tuesday that President Obama should be considering a no-fly zone in Syria, I was surprised but pleased to…