How do you say serendipity in Arabic?

15 years ago

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has gone to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, due to injuries suffered Friday in an…

Marvel the Syrians!

15 years ago

From Hama, yesterday: You've got to admire the fortitude and organizational capability of the Syrians.  Josh Landis has the most…

Preparing for the Balkans

15 years ago

I confess I haven't done a lot to prepare for my next two weeks in the Balkans, apart from one…

A brighter view of the Arab spring

15 years ago

I wrote yesterday about the pessimistic views of the Arab spring prevalent among experts at a Harvard/Carnegie Endowment event.  They…

Anyone want to write this up?

15 years ago

If you are interested in writing this event up for www.peacefare.net, please contact me at daniel@serwer.org The Johns Hopkins SAIS…

A soggy version of the Arab spring

15 years ago

Big Carnegie Endowment/Harvard discussion of Arab Spring yesterday.  Outcome:  pretty gloomy.  But these are experts, who admittedly failed to see…

After Pristina, Sarajevo

15 years ago

After Pristina, where I'll visit next week, I am headed for Sarajevo.  I confess I've lost track of how long…

Heading for Pristina

15 years ago

I am heading in June to Kosovo for the first time since 2003, when my colleagues and I at the…

Memorial Day for all

15 years ago

I spent my high school years marching in the Memorial Day parade in New Rochelle, New York and have never…

Après eux?

15 years ago

President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen and non-president of Libya Muammar Gaddafi will soon be gone.   They have cracked their…