Assad’s continued defiance in the face of growing isolation
Another month and another delusionary speech by an Arab autocrat hanging on for power. If recent history is anything to go by, surely Bashar al-Assad’s end is now at hand? The Syrian president’s...
View ArticleOn Assad’s Doorstep
The revolution is finally coming to the once quiet, now tense streets of inner Damascus.
View ArticleMaking the Most of Geneva II
The Geneva II conference on Syria, first announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in September 2013, will finally convene in Switzerland next week....
View ArticleThe New U.N. Envoy to Syria Should Kill the Political Process to Save It
A tougher stance from the United Nations would put pressure on Assad and Putin while improving the lives of ordinary Syrians.
View ArticleThe West Must Do More to Prevent Conflict With Iran
Washington is right to counter Iran's brutality at home and abroad, but that shouldn't stop it from engaging with an adversary to preserve regional peace.
View ArticleThe West Should Give Up the Battle of Narratives
The Western world has misunderstood what the global south really wants.
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