Qaddafi near the end, Bashar still bumping along

14 years ago

It's only been a week or so since I published a Council on Foreign Relations paper on preparing for post-Qaddafi…

Diplomatic observers in Syria?

14 years ago

Reading the news from Latakia, it is hard for someone just coming out of Pristina not to note the similarity…

The rap, good and bad, from Iraq

14 years ago

The several dozen attacks across Iraq today that killed at least 68 people raise many questions:  is al Qaeda in…

Making unity attractive

14 years ago

I've just arrived back in Pristina from North Mitrovica, where things couldn't be calmer.  Adults in the shade drinking beer,…

Macedonia is not an island

14 years ago

I've been out all day getting to Ohrid and back to Pristina, so haven't posted or tweeted.  The best I…

Reintegration requires a plan

14 years ago

Pristina is a lot cooler than I had anticipated--barely a cloud in the sky too.  It looks a lot better…

Preparing for post-Qaddafi Libya, shortened

14 years ago

For those who think the full Council on Foreign Relations version is too long, here is my 750-word version, most…

Getting to post-Assad Syria

14 years ago

By Adam Lewis, Editor & Webmaster at Peacefare.net Today a Middle East Institute panel entitled “Syria on the Verge: Implications…

Post-Qaddafi Libya

14 years ago

I'm traveling tonight, so I'm putting up tomorrow's blog post today: Politicians don’t like to answer hypothetical questions, but analysts…

Anyone still think it was the downgrade?

14 years ago

Yesterday's sharp bump upwards on the stock market following the Fed's announcement that it would keep interest rates low for…