Syria is not hopeless

14 years ago

Bashar al Assad continues to defy international pressure by cracking down violently on peaceful protesters in Syria.  The internationals are…

Waffling, weak-kneed, paltry stuff

14 years ago

Carl Bildt, Sweden's able foreign minister, today tweeted this "good conclusion" from the Euroepean Union meeting today: In the light…

This week’s peace picks

14 years ago

As the weekly "peace picks" post has been taking me too long to assemble, and this week I've let it…

Why I skipped Veterans’ Day

14 years ago

I skipped a Veterans' Day post, as I find it difficult to imagine what I could say in tribute to…

Good news and bad

14 years ago

It is good news that Jerry Gallucci has taken up the challenge of seriously assessing the Ahtisaari plan provisions for…

Syria still needs nonviolence

14 years ago

Today's suspension of Syria from the Arab League will be seen by some as irrelevant, even risible.  Who would even…

Water, food, oil, gas: many problems, or one?

14 years ago

Last week, the Transatlantic Academy gathered a plethora of academics and policy makers to discuss the global competition for natural…

Context matters, and so does U.S. support

14 years ago

I gave a talk yesterday at West Virginia University's Law School on U.S. policy towards democracy-seeking rebellions.  The star attraction…

No no-brainer

14 years ago

Eric Edelman, Andrew Krepinevich, and Evan Braden Montgomery argue that President Obama should "take out" Iran's nuclear program: The closer…

Best freebie next week

14 years ago

Game Changer: Policy and Politics   For a New Middle East   The Grand Hyatt Hotel  1000 H Street NW…