Mickey Mouse is what my generation calls something superfluous, silly or trite. Morning Edition today brought me news of American…
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I did not know Chris Boucek, who died today at 38, well. We crossed paths at a few meetings, and…
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Expectations are low for this week's "regional" meeting in Turkey on Afghanistan. Until Pakistan is convinced to reign in the…
Politics and Policy in the New Middle East: that's what they are calling the Middle East Institute 2011 Annual Conference…
Tim Wirth argues that UNESCO admission of Palestine as a member will initiate a cascade of U.S. withdrawals from UN…
Ali Hawar, a friendly Kurdish journalist for Al Rudaw weekly published in Erbil, writes: A few Days ago Iraqi security…
A few recommended events for those interested in the world beyond our borders: 1. The National Conversation--Afghanistan: Is There A…
The annual EU Forum, a confab sponsored by the Paris-based European Union Institute for Strategic Studies and SAIS's Center for…