Listen to the choir

15 years ago

I am finding myself in good company on Pakistan, where I argued early this month that we need to pick…

Next week’s “peace picks”

15 years ago

Good stuff, especially early in the week.  Heavy on Johns Hopkins events, but what do you expect? 1.  Strengthening the…

An orthodox approach to heresy

15 years ago

In today's news: the Kenyan army is going after El Shabab, the Somali extremist group.  The United States is deploying…

Farewell Iraq, more or less

15 years ago

The Americans are reported to be abandoning plans to leave troops in Iraq after the end of the year, with…

There are still things to do about Syria

15 years ago

I'm an enthusiast, as most Americans I know are, for our ambassador in Damascus, Robert Ford, so here is his…

The limits of military power

15 years ago

Maybe it's because I've been reading Joe Nye's The Future of Power, but every event I've been to lately around…

Harvard wins in Liberia

15 years ago

The November 8 runoff for President in Liberia will apparently pit Ellen Johnson Sirleaf against Winston Tubman.  Nobel Prize winner…

Interagency writing contest (no kidding)

15 years ago

Col. Arthur D. Simons Center PO Box 3429 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027 www.TheSimonsCenter.org email: Office@TheSimonsCenter.org  Simons Center announces public writing…

IranTel: how should the U.S. respond?

15 years ago

I tweeted this question yesterday:  "Do those who think Quds too smart for this operation think we are dumb enough…

Keeping focused

15 years ago

While Iran's defenders are pooh-poohing the charge that Iran's Quds force backed a plot to murder the Saudi ambassador to…