When Kosovo recently asserted its independence from Serbia, I listened with great interest and anticipated intense political fireworks. The grousing, public protests in various countries, charges of “fake state” and outrageous burning of the U.S. embassy in Belgrade provide ample evidence of the critics’ ire.
But their discontent and motivations are misguided. An independent, sovereign Kosovo [...]

Aside from the obvious benefit of dethroning former dictator Saddam Hussein, the U.S.-led intervention in Iraq – which is rapidly approaching its fifth anniversary – has prompted more questions than answers for most Americans.
In one part of Iraq, though, the Kurdistan region, the way forward has never been clearer, as I learned last week during [...]

The campaign for the U.S. presidency finally has veered in a more interesting direction. On a daily basis since Super Tuesday, dozens of people have contacted me to express similar thoughts. Especially on the Democratic side, the contest has turned into a real competition.
To generate even more appeal, the candidates in both parities – and [...]

Terrorists reached new lows of ugly behavior in Baghdad last week by remotely detonating the explosives-laden bodies of two mentally challenged women. Now, it is bad enough when terrorists knowingly sacrifice themselves to cause murder and mayhem. But when they manipulate others into doing their evil bidding – in this case, as unwitting suicide bombers [...]