The antidote to a “huge trend of lying”

14 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

14 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

14 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

14 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

14 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

14 years ago

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

Serbia needs to accept Kosovo’s borders

14 years ago

A recent interview I gave to Marko Matic of e-Novine has attracted a good deal of attention in the Balkans. …

Anything but

14 years ago

President Obama yesterday told the world--and Bashar al Asad--all too clearly what he plans to do about Syria:  nothing, so…

Why Bosnia can’t be divided

14 years ago

Some of my Twitter colleagues (antagonists?) are interested in my answering this question: #Serbia can join the #EU without #Kosovo,…

This week’s peace picks

14 years ago

Another quiet week in DC as the summer nears its end 1. U.S. Drones Policy: Strategic Frameworks and Measuring Effects,…