Arab world: positive balance, still teetering

14 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

14 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”

14 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

14 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?

14 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

14 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

14 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

14 years ago

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

Do candidates help or hinder diplomacy?

14 years ago

The press is asking today about the effect of the Republican presidential candidates' statements on foreign affairs.  One journalist puts…

I condemn excessive force

14 years ago

This is the third in a series of posts about violence in Kosovo Saturday.  I wrote yesterday: I may need…