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September 22, 2011
Diplomacy and International Institutions
The World Next Week: The Palestinians Press for Statehood
U.S. President Barack Obama meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in New York on September 21, 2011. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters) The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I sat do…
December 8, 2010
United States
I Still Don’t Get It
Sorry for the light posting recently - I am finishing up my book on Egyptian politics. But I could not resist responding to today’s headline on the settlements. Like I said a few weeks ago, I don’…
January 18, 2017
Defense and Security
How Peacekeepers Can Better Protect Civilians: Lessons From South Sudan and Beyond
As civilians increasingly are targeted in armed conflict, more peace operations have been mandated to protect civilians from physical violence, including sexual violence. Peacekeeping forces around t…
August 8, 2013
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Damascene Violence, Israeli Settlements, Egyptian protests, and Iranian Talks About Talks
Significant Developments Syria. Syrian officials denied rebel claims that they hit part of President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade with artillery shells near his home in Damascus today. The president …
June 14, 2009
Elections and Voting
U.S. Should React Cautiously to Iran’s ’Stolen Election’
Gary G. Sick, an expert on Iranian affairs, says the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad amounted to an internal coup. The prospect of U.S. talks with Iran is now "infinitely more complicated…