That was a signal, not a Biden gaffe

14 years ago

If you've been wondering whether there are really secret talks going on with the Taliban, Vice President Biden's "gaffe" yesterday…

You won’t find any of this on Amazon

14 years ago

Hanukkah, an apocryphal festival if there ever was one, starts this evening.  In my family, we expected gifts each night. …

Half the world

14 years ago

The goal of this National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security is as simple as it is profound: to…

North Korean winter: stability or discontent?

14 years ago

As regular readers will know, North Korea is not my thing, even if I have a good deal of experience…

Is Iraq coming apart?

14 years ago

With the last of the American soldiers leaving, Iraq's politicians are going after each other.  Iraqiyya, the coalition that won…

Oy veh, Egypt

15 years ago

The facts are reasonably clear:  the army is attacking demonstrators who want to remove it from power.  The demonstrators, focused…

Macedonia and Greece, again

15 years ago

Longstanding friend and now deputy prime minister for european integration of Macedonia Teuta Arifi stopped by SAIS this morning for…

Let’s not lose Iraq now

15 years ago

No, Iraq has not been  "worth it."  Even a majority of its veterans don't believe that.  President Bush launched the…

What does Kosovo’s president represent?

15 years ago

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga's speech today at SAIS was what I had hoped.  She was forward-looking, even while reviewing the…

Syria options: quick failure or slow success

15 years ago

While I was enjoying a good discussion yesterday of mainly diplomatic Syria options over at Brookings (co-sponsored by the Middle…