Ambiguities in Egypt and Syria

12 years ago

It's only two days since I attempted a summary of where things stand in the Arab world.  Already things are…

This is called retrenchment

12 years ago

We all anticipated this State of the Union speech would not focus on international issues, but here is my short…

Arab world: positive balance, still teetering

12 years ago

I need a scorecard to keep track of political change in the Arab world, so here it is: Egypt:  New…

The diplomatic screw turns

12 years ago

While Americans are distracted today by Newt Gingrich's South Carolina primary victory over Mitt Romney and the entry of the…

This week’s “peace picks”

12 years ago

Still a bit slow on international affairs this week in DC.  Maybe it's domestic politics and the State of the…

Nationalism has the edge

12 years ago

A colleague who has spent many years in and around Serbia writes: You have probably noticed that Serbian politics haven't…

What does Serbia want?

12 years ago

There is nothing new in this post:  only an explication of President Tadic's recent "four-point" plan for resolving Kosovo-related issues,…

It’s about the future, not the past

12 years ago

I've had a full day in Belgrade.  Let's see if I can make some sense of what I've heard about…

NATO and the Western Balkans

12 years ago

Here is the testimony I gave today at the U.S. Helsinki Commission, via Skype from Belgrade: Helsinki Commission “The Western…

Beware the tradeoffs

12 years ago

Important decisions are pending the next few days on Syria.  The two key immediate questions are these:  will the Arab…