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…
Amar Causevic, a young Bosniak friend studying at Johns Hopkins SAIS in Bologna, writes US Embassy in Sarajevo has been…
The emergence under Turkish protection of the Free Syrian Army raises again the question of whether the protesters against President…
2012-2013 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) Short Term Travel Grants Program (STG) IREX is pleased to announce…
Post-conflict zones are prone to violent outbreaks. Competition for power in any form, elections included, runs the risk of reigniting…