The diploleaks are going to hurt

15 years ago

Like it or not, diplomacy as practiced today depends on confidentiality.

The week the world slowed down

15 years ago

I won't say it was the week the earth stood still, but I don't feel I missed a whole lot.

Serious Syrians

15 years ago

...most Syrians unhappy with deteriorating political and economic conditions, lacking confidence in the government's ability to confront the problems, and…

Civilians are still the short pole in the tent

15 years ago

Where is that long promised Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review? Will it be another four years?

Take off the training wheels!

15 years ago

donors need to leave the Afghans to make more of their own decisions. No one ever learned to ride a…

Thank you!

15 years ago

When I count my blessings on Thanksgiving, high among them are those of you who serve abroad, in military and…

Fewer troops, more politics

15 years ago

So yes to more politics and diplomacy, but so long as we are willing to ignore the question "is Karzai…

Brilliant policy vs. real world resistance

15 years ago

Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, SAIS colleague Kurt Volker welcomes the results of the NATO Summit but wonders whether…

Petraeus determined, Pentagon reports some progress

15 years ago

With David Petraeus in Paris vaunting the necessity of success in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has issued a nuanced account of…

Even paranoids have enemies

15 years ago

There is no justification for what North Korea has done, but its motives need to be understood more fully if…