• This week, people are slowly coming back from their August vacations and gearing up for a well-rested Congress and a President determined to make [...]

  This Week in D.C. August 31-Sept. 3

  August 31, 2010
• Many apologies for the delayed posts. August is a bit of a lazy month in Washington–especially in terms of the Hill and think tanks. This [...]

  Progress in Afghanistan: Will the U.S. Strategy Succeed?

  August 30, 2010
• Iraq has sprung back into the forefront of news recently after Obama announced last week that America’s mission in Iraq will change. Although [...]

  On Iraq: Experts Weigh in on Risks and Benefits of the Pull Out

  August 11, 2010
• A majority of the Arab population support Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, says a new study by the University of Maryland and Zogby [...]

  Arab Countries: A Nuclear Iran Would be “Positive”

  August 5, 2010

• Tomorrow at 10 AM, Brookings will formally release their findings of the 2010 Arab Public Opinion Poll that details views of the Obama [...]

  Preview: Brookings Releases Middle East Public Opinion Poll

  August 4, 2010
• Special thanks to Drew Herrick from RFE for contributing to list For Monday Rediscovering Preventive Diplomacy for Peace in the World’s [...]

  This Week in D.C. July 26-30

  July 26, 2010
• Did I forget something? Email me at ladansusan@gmail.com to list a foreign policy event. For Tuesday: UPDATE: (Latest from the AP) Netanyahu is [...]

  This Week in DC: July 5-9

  July 6, 2010