The limits of R2P

14 years ago

The Arab League, meeting today in Cairo, got it right:  it is not their human rights monitors who have failed,…

Righting the civilian/military balance

14 years ago

Someone might imagine that I would be unhappy with the President's strategic guidance for the Defense Department, released last week. …

Libya on track, but delay may be wise

14 years ago

Geoffrey Curfman reports, from the Carnegie Endowment yesterday: Ali Tarhouni, former finance and oil minister in the National Transitional Council…

A stage for a lying murderer?

14 years ago

Burhan Ghalioun, head of the Syrian National Council (SNC), suggests "an international conference on Syria to stop the atrocities and…

Yemen: hard to be hopeful

14 years ago

I spent the morning with people who know a lot more about Yemen than I do.  Nothing about the discussion…

The evangelical/Likudnik dead end

14 years ago

The more I watch this poor-quality video, the more I realize the poor quality of the intellect speaking: This is…

How important is a Taliban office?

14 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?

14 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

14 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

14 years ago

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