Nikolic starts well, now let’s have fun

13 years ago

Tomislav Nikolic's inauguration as President of Serbia went well:  he pledged Serbia to a European future, committed himself to resolving…

Observe the observers observing

13 years ago

I won't even try to link to the multitudes who have declared the Annan plan for Syria a failure and…

This week’s peace picks

13 years ago

Not a slow week, but one with a bit longer term focus than some: 1. Persian subversion: Can America withstand…

Africa rising

13 years ago

Gregor Nazarian writes: We are used to bad news from Africa.  The antidote was Wednesday's discussion at Johns Hopkins/SAIS of…

Implementation is the answer

13 years ago

Kofi Annan complains: Some say that the plan may be dead.  Is the problem the plan or is the problem…

Rumors of America’s demise are exaggerated

13 years ago

If you don't want to be live-tweeted, don't speak to a group in their 20s!  My 5-7 minutes or so…

Ahmed Shafiq for president

13 years ago

I know I'll get lots of flak for this post, which Al-Monitor.com published yesterday under the headline "Vote Shafiq: Warts…

Slaughterhouse Syria

13 years ago

Gregor Nazarian, who has joined me for the summer as a Middle East Institute intern, writes:  Syria said yesterday that…

Is Iraq coming apart?

13 years ago

No, in a word.  Not yet.  While the press waxes alarmist, what is happening resembles nothing more than the usual…

Intervene now or later?

13 years ago

Joshua Landis, who knows the Syrian regime as well as any American, warns vigorously against military intervention:  we've failed at…