Conditionality is easier said than done

15 years ago

Conditionality is easier said than done. It is not good strategy when your own vital interests are at stake, and…

Can the Lady deliver?

15 years ago

Simon Henderson at the Washington Institute has a sharper eye than I do, as he detected this from SecState Clinton…

One more for withdrawal from Afghanistan

15 years ago

ceasefire, negotiate, withdraw.

Another moment of truth

15 years ago

ICG would have done better to go where its analysis points: drawdown, presumably on the currently agreed NATO schedule.

The moment of truth that lasts a long time

15 years ago

The only thing worse for U.S. foreign and security policy than the cuts contemplated in the Commission's report is not…

Pakistan: what me worry?

15 years ago

if Pakistan can't respond more responsibly on HEU, it makes me worry even more about their nukes.

Gates crashes

15 years ago

Sure others will continue to deal with us, but they will do so with enthusiasm if they feel we are…

Pressure and engagement go together in dealing with Tehran

15 years ago

Pressure and engagement go together in dealing with Tehran

A bird? A plane? No, it’s the QDDR!

15 years ago

it's prettier and easier to read than most government reports, but it is going to be a while before we…

Diploleak devalues Serbian foreign minister

15 years ago

It won't surprise anyone in the Balkans that Vuk Jeremic is "no longer the modern face of Serbia," though I…