Iraq's 7 March parliamentary elections represent the ultimate “stress test” for the country's fragile democratic transition. Just as a cardiologist uses a treadmill to test a heart patient's vital signs, the upcoming elections will test how well (...)
The ink on the joint Israeli-Palestinian understanding is dry, the delegates have gone home, and the streets of Annapolis are no longer crowded with diplomatic security details. After Annapolis, everyone is asking: what next?
Even before the (...)
WASHINGTON - This past July, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made an extraordinary joint visit to key Middle East countries. Focused on securing greater Arab support for Iraq and isolating Iran, the (...)
