How important is a Taliban office?

12 years ago

Today's news that the Taliban have agreed to open an office in Doha, where they have been meeting for months…

War with Iran in 2012?

12 years ago

Is 2012 the year of war with Iran?  Some would say the war has already begun:  assassinations, explosions, and cyberattacks…

Gligorov’s model is still relevant

12 years ago

Kiro Gligorov is not the last of the presidents of the former Yugoslav republics to die.  Milan Kučan of Slovenia…

Not time to withdraw the observers

12 years ago

The Guardian reports: An Arab League advisory body has called for the immediate withdrawal of the organisation's monitoring mission in…

Happy new year, Balkans!

12 years ago

I seem to have developed the habit of doing a piece for Kosova Sot's New Year's edition.  Here is what…

The Arab League monitors improve the odds

12 years ago

Two things are clear about the impact of the Arab League human rights monitors in Syria:  they have prompted the…

The strait of Hormuz: go around

12 years ago

Tehran has been threatening this week to close the strait of Hormuz if sanctions are levied against its central bank,…

Ten places ICG neglects

12 years ago

I don't entirely agree with ICG's "Next Year's Wars," their choice of conflicts is idiosyncratic, and they don't really predict…

Who doomed Iraq?

12 years ago

Three of Iraq's leading politicians write in the New York Times this morning: Unless America acts rapidly to help create…

The end is nigh, again!

12 years ago

I made a bunch of predictions a year ago.  Here is how they turned out: Iran:  the biggest headache of…