Regular readers will have noticed that I am not overly exercised about the risk of Syrian use of chemical weapons. …
I'm in Pristina, again. The big question on my mind is about the end of "supervised independence." Kosovo, according to…
1. Crisis in Syria: What are US Options? Middle East Policy Council, 9:30am-12:00pm, July 23 The Middle East Policy Council…
With each deterioration of the situation in Syria, I wonder how we could possibly see a democratic transition there--or any…
I've been remiss in not discussing the final statement for the Syrian opposition conference, issued in Cairo July 3. This…
You know things are bad when you lay siege to your own capital. They are worse if the rebels seize…
The Daily Mail, admittedly not my favorite source, reports that Syrian President Bashar al Asad is in Latakia, as the…
David Case, senior editor at GlobalPost, caught up with me as I headed out yesterday to give a talk to…
Yesterday’s event on electoral reform in Lebanon, hosted by the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation and the Aspen Institute, aimed to find…
In response to a Chicago Council on Foreign Relations poll showing Americans mostly unsupportive of bombing Syrian air defenses or…