The good news from Iraq

16 years ago

Now if Prime Minister Maliki can name a government and get it approved in parliament by Christmas eve, when his…

No real Afpak strategy review

16 years ago

Okay, now I get it.  There is nothing more than the five-page "overview" being released from the Administration's Afpak strategy…

Has anyone really read the Afghanistan report?

16 years ago

I've been hoping all day to offer analysis of the Afghanistan strategy review, but I can't find the full text. …

Afghanistan: love it and leave it

16 years ago

What we could use now--tomorrow's publication of the Administration "review" would be a good moment to start--is an honest assessment…

Kosovo gets complicated

16 years ago

What looked to me a few days ago like an opportunity for Kosovo to demonstrate its democratic credentials is turning…

Iraq’s security, now and future, in the balance

16 years ago

Ironically, if Ashura passes relatively peacefully, the Iraqis may see less need for a continued American presence. If however pilgrims…

Richard Holbrooke: an appreciation in spite of myself

16 years ago

Dick Holbrooke and I had a contentious relationship.  He didn't like things I said about policy issues in private and…

Kosovo elections mostly fair and peaceful, but…

16 years ago

As in life, things don't always look good the morning after.  While results have not yet been announced, European Parliament…

Why won’t China rein in North Korea?

16 years ago

Why don't they see North Korean behavior as threatening to stability? Are they happy to see the Americans, Japanese and…

Too early to declare a South Sudan success

16 years ago

There is a long and difficult road ahead that could be upset by violence, political games, logistical difficulties, technical incompetence,…