April 15, 2018
SyriaIn striking Syria without an international law justification, the United States leaves itself open to criticism and may invite similar behavior by other countries.
March 15, 2018
RussiaThe poisoning of former double agent Sergei V. Skripal in the UK indicates that Russia may have abandoned some unspoken rules of espionage. CIA veteran Jack Devine examines the history and current state of spy-craft.
March 27, 2018
RussiaThe expulsion of Russian diplomats by more than twenty governments is a remarkable show of unity and a deepening of Moscow’s rift with the West.
February 6, 2018
OlympicsWhile sports may temporarily transcend divisions in society, events like the Olympics rarely serve to advance countries’ diplomatic aims.
July 11, 2007
Civil SocietyNathan J. Brown, an expert on Arab and Palestinian politics, says despite the major split in Palestinian ranks between Fatah and Hamas, it is “unlikely in the extreme” that some kind of peace arrange…
May 19, 2006
Palestinian TerritoriesNathan J. Brown, a leading expert on Palestinian politics, says Israel and Hamas need a period of “quiet diplomacy”, away from the spotlight, to try to sort out a way of co-existing.
December 13, 2005
Elections and VotingNathan Brown, an expert on Arab constitutions, who has devoted particular attention to the Iraqi political scene, says that the makeup of the new Iraqi government after Thursday’s parliamentary elect…
October 6, 2005
Elections and VotingNathan Brown, an expert on Arab constitutions, who has spent considerable time studying the draft Iraqi constitution, says that even though he would have hoped that the constitutional referendum on O…
August 29, 2005
DemocracyNathan Brown, an expert on Arab constitutions, who has closely studied the evolution of the Iraqi draft constitution, says the results of the drafting committee were “a disappointment” because they f…
July 27, 2005
IraqNathan Brown, a specialist on Arab constitutions who has closely followed Iraq’s constitution-drafting process, predicts that Iraqi politicians, rushing to meet an August 15 deadline, “will have a dr…