The Senate takes a bite at the Balkans

3 years ago

Here are the notes I took during today's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Balkans. I'll have more to…

Tunisia merits pressure

3 years ago

Distinguished colleagues have addressed a letter to President Biden about Tunisia: Dear Mr. President: We write to you with growing…

Syria is in good company in the Arab League

3 years ago

The Americans are not joining the Syria normalization parade. They are not blocking it either. Washington no doubt figures the…

Stevenson’s army, May 6

3 years ago

FYI, I'll be away for a while. But I'll get to the saved papers when I return. -In class, we…

Stevenson’s army, May 5

3 years ago

Prigozhin is not happy with the Russian Defense Ministry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSWGFgpoac0&ab_channel=TheTelegraph - Several news sources say USAF Gen. Brown will be…

Stevenson’s army, May 4

3 years ago

- Tom Nichols analyzes the alternative explanations for the drones over the Kremlin. - Politico notes the disparate approaches in…

Bilateral isn’t working, so…

3 years ago

Embedded in a multilateral context in which Berlin plays an important role, Pristina and Belgrade can both play nicer.

Stevenson’s army, May 3

3 years ago

- WaPo says administration hopes for win-win deal on debt. Lots of luck. - NYT says administration considers invoking 14th…

Stevenson’s army, May 2

3 years ago

Hard to believe I am watching The Diplomat, and harder to believe that I am enjoying it, but I am.…

Stevenson’s army, May 1

3 years ago

-Two assessments: Dan Drezner on Jake Sullivan's speech and Ishaan Tharoor. - A Carnegie analyst says India will disappoint us.…