The EU gives Serbia time

12 years ago

The European Union today decided to postpone a decision on Serbia's candidacy for membership.  According to B92: ...Serbia will get…

Delusional, deluded or deluding?

12 years ago

The full transcript of the Barbara Walters interview with Bashar al Assad is worth a read, if only because it…

This is not easy

12 years ago

American Ambassador Robert Ford is returning to Damascus, where violence continues.  Security forces and pro-regime militias killed dozens yesterday while…

A step forward, but only one

12 years ago

Here are the agreed conclusions on Integrated B(oundary/order) Management (IBM) reached between Pristina and Belgrade.  No question but that these…

Diplomacy imitates confused reality

12 years ago

Yesterday's Bonn conference on Afghanistan reflected all too starkly the war.  Lots of countries showed up, but Pakistan--certainly among the…

Please, Athens, prove me wrong

12 years ago

Is Greece in the Balkans?  Of course the answer geographically is yes.  But its leaders now have to decide whether…

Montenegro, shield of the West

12 years ago

That is, of course, super-hyperbole:  Montenegro is a tiny country of fewer than 620,000 people whose virtues include a beautiful…

Next week’s “peace picks”

12 years ago

1. Looking to the Future of Pakistan With each passing day, Pakistan becomes an even more crucial player in world…

Zimbabwe: peaceful transition?

12 years ago

One more interesting session at the Achebe Colloquium today at Brown.  The original subtitle was "Prospects for a Stable Democracy…

More China in Africa: collaboration or colonialism?

12 years ago

There was a second session on Africa at the Achebe Colloquium this morning.  Here is my effort to capture main…