Commentary / World Sep 25, 2013
by Gwynne Dyer
It was already looking likely that President Bashar Assad's regime would survive. But the events of the past two weeks have made it virtually certain.
Commentary / World May 5, 2013
The West's absurd beliefs about Syria's needs
by Ribal Al-Assad
Western notions of channeling assistance to certain elements of the Syrian opposition are absurd, as is the concept of "nonlethal" aid. Syria is now an enclave for extremism.
Commentary / World Mar 29, 2013
A post-Assad Syria can't grab the attention of Capitol Hill
by Walter Pincus
As Capitol Hill fields calls for U.S. military intervention in Syria, it fails to consider whether a post-Assad Syria would pose tougher problems than Iraq.