Responding to the Islamist wave

14 years ago

Islamists have now won pluralities in recent Tunisia, Morocco and the first round of the Egyptian elections.  There is every…

Say WHAT?

14 years ago

Across my desk yesterday came this policy brief, in which the Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies in Belgrade appeals to the…

The Balkans in Europe whole and free

14 years ago

My colleague here at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, Kurt Volker, testified earlier this month in the…

Even bad elections may beat none at all

14 years ago

While some worry that an "undemocratic party" will win Egypt's parliamentary elections and others worry about violence and irregularities in…

The third law of holes

14 years ago

The first, well known, is that when you are in a hole, stop digging.  The second, less known, is to…

Showing up is half an election

14 years ago

Egypt's first post-Mubarak election, run according to astoundingly complex rules, looks as if it passed its first test today: a…

Getting ready for post-Assad Syria

14 years ago

While my enthusiasm for nonviolent revolution in Syria has not waned, some of the best pieces of the past week…

Next week’s peace picks

14 years ago

I am not one for 2.5 day events, but for those who can sit still that long and pay the…

All the action is not in the streets

14 years ago

The streets are dangerous in  both Egypt and Syria. In Egypt, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has…

Inching forward

14 years ago

President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has finally signed the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) agreement that provides him with immunity…