Good news and bad

15 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

15 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?

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 years ago

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

Addio, addio

15 years ago

It has taken far too long for Italy to say goodbye to Silvio Berlusconi. It will take a bit longer…

IAEA suggests Iran going nuclear

15 years ago

This IAEA report sounds pretty tame in bureaucratese, but it in effect says the UN agency can't confirm that Iran…

Arab spring needs economic reform

15 years ago

Economic factors cannot entirely explain the Arab Spring, though they certainly played an important role. Whether positive change ultimately prevails…

Crooks, fools and optimists

15 years ago

Discussions of Bosnia tend to rehash a relatively few themes:  how the Dayton agreements are flawed, whether the High Representative…