Slobodan Milošević Commentary

Walk Away from the Balkans

Washington should not give foreign-policy priority to Kosovo. Merry responds to Abramowitz and Hooper’s prescriptions.

Settling the Balkans

With an ICJ decision on the legality of Kosovo’s independence looming, the West should step in to help stabilize the region.

Lobbyists

The Armenian genocide dispute is just the latest example of the negative influence of ethnic lobbies on U.S. foreign policy.

Holier Than Thou

Islamic governments need to respect religious liberty at home before lecturing the West about intolerance.

Pyramid Schemes

Obama’s speech in Cairo will only lend credibility to a dictatorial regime and hamper his quest for a fresh start with the Muslim world.

Droned Out

The Taliban’s PR in Pakistan is pretty bad. If we stopped drone attacks, the insurgency would become even more unpopular.

Nasty Nationalism

Western commentators are focusing on the here and now of the Tbilisi-Moscow conflict. But it has deep roots in the nationalist polices of Georgia’s first post-independence president.

Eating Toads in Peshawar

Pakistan will muddle through post-Musharraf.  But violence, instability and a fractious political coalition will plague Islamabad.

Hillary's Balkan "Experience"

Hillary Clinton claims she has “experience” in the Balkans. Only problem is, her husband's administration badly mishandled the Kosovo War of 1999.

State of Arrest

The arrest of the Muslim Brotherhood's online editor, Khaled Hamza, is just the tip of the iceberg in a larger pattern of Egyptian repression of reformists. These actors are good for the us and we should take notice of these injustices.

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May 26, 2012