Commentary / World Sep 25, 2013

Odds for Assad spike higher

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.