Well into July and still no Baghdad decision on whether to ask the Americans to keep some troops in Iraq…
The Syrian government is so anxious to keep order in Hama, where the American ambassador Friday expressed solidarity with the…
I won't claim it is due to what I asked three days ago on peacefare.net (where are the diplomats?), but…
Independence happened at midnight. Statehood and sovereignty will take decades more. For South Sudan this is as much opportunity…
In Libya and Yemen, presidents are hanging on way past their "use by" date. Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared today on…
My piece, as published this morning at theatlantic.com: The U.S. wants a negotiated peace with the Taliban. Here are the…
Winner of the 3-minute, six-line film competition, Tell It Your Way, and worth every second:
From one perspective, the news this morning seems all about Serbia: Novak Đoković won Wimbledon, Ratko Mladić got tossed out…
Yes, that's what I said: over-rated. Despite the inspirational words, the declaration of July 4, 1776 didn't change much. Seven…
This is from Idlib, in northwestern Syria, today. Al Jazeera says: The first large sign in Arabic reads: "Yes for…