Minimal results despite the effort

4 years ago

Here is the video of the event I did with the Gulf International Forum today on Biden's Middle East trip,…

Goodies but mostly oldies

4 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TolqiDubBng President Biden's first trip to the Middle East took him to Israel and the occupied territories of the West…

Stevenson’s army, July 15

4 years ago

- The FT asks but doesn't really answer whether Russia can prevail over Ukraine. - I'm worried that time is…

Stevenson’s army, July 14

4 years ago

But let's avoid "Aux armes, citoyens,Formez vos bataillons, Marchons, marchons !" - NYT says there is an emerging deal to allow…

Reaching for the Heights, but failing

4 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5ULSm6-nRE&ab_channel=UnitedStatesInstituteofPeace I enjoyed a discussion today at USIP prompted by Fred Hof's Reaching for the Heights. The book treats Fred's…

Stevenson’s army, July 12

4 years ago

- The House takes up the NDAA this week, with over 1200 amendments filed. - GOP resists Democratic proposals for…

Stevenson’s army, July 11

4 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcdd839Dg2c&ab_channel=TRTWorldNow So I'm back home for a few days and have scanned the papers. What's still significant? -President Biden put…

The time to remember has come

4 years ago

My esteemed Middle East Institute colleagues Paul Salem and Brian Katulis have set a low bar for President Biden's trip…

No sword dancing on treacherous terrain

4 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-YcoFarxfE&ab_channel=CRUX President Biden's op/ed in the Washington Post previews his visit next week to the Middle East. He will stop…

Some advice is right, some wrong

4 years ago

Emirati academic Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a well-known figure in Washington, has offered some advice to President Biden (I used Googletranslate into…