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January 20, 2012

Politics and Government
Friday File: Is It Time to Intervene in Syria?

Above the Fold. Anyone who watched last night’s GOP presidential debate from Charleston, South Carolina could be forgiven for concluding that the United States has no pressing problems overseas. Not …

Lebanese and Syrian protesters in northern Lebanon carry banners and burn a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as they march in solidarity with Syria's anti-government protesters on January 20, 2012. (Omar Ibrahim/courtesy Reuters)

January 29, 2013

International Organizations
Collateral Damage: How Libyan Weapons Fueled Mali’s Violence

Coauthored with Isabella Bennett, program coordinator in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. The violence that has plagued once-stable Mali since late 2011 should have come…

Anti-Gaddafi fighters salvage weapons from a pro-Gaddafi loyalist weapons and ammunition compound in a village near Sirte

February 4, 2013

International Organizations
Is the International Community Growing Apart?

Coauthored with Isabella Bennett, program coordinator in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. Last month, IIGG and the Moscow-based Institute of Contemporary Development con…

A heap of snow is seen in Red Square after a heavy snowfall in central Moscow

February 22, 2013

United States
You Might Have Missed: Afghanistan, Mali, and Chinese Drones

Steven Erlanger, “An Unexpected Mission for France’s Defense Minister,” New York Times, February 19, 2013. One of the most shocking lessons for him from Mali, Mr. Le Drian said, was the lack of Fren…

Mali soldiers

March 14, 2013

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Israel, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, and Iraq

Significant Developments Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared poised to form a new government today with Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, and Naftali Bennett, leader of the H…

Yair Lapid, head of Yesh Atid party stands behind Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and president Shimon Peres at a reception following the swearing-in ceremony of the 19th Knesset, the new Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 5, 2013 (Zvulun/Courtesy Reuters)..