Posted on Tue, February 21, 2012 at 22:52 pm CET
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Bashar’s ‘Iron Fist’

The iron fist against “terrorist gangs” as promised by Bashar Assad got off to a fairly impressive start two weeks ago… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Religion • Security and Defense • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Fri, February 17, 2012 at 21:14 pm CET
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Demography is Destiny in Syria

Among the second wave of Arab Spring uprisings that followed Tunisia, Syria was the most spectacular “out of the blue” that suddenly arose in the face of the media and analytic community… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Economy • History • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Tue, February 14, 2012 at 20:35 pm CET
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What to Do About Syria

There is a strong case that can be made for doing nothing about the Syrian civil war, but a stronger case can be made for doing something… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • China • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, January 30, 2012 at 15:57 pm CET
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Assad contains Syrian uprising for now, with help of Russia, Iran and Hizballah

Ten months after the Syrian people launched an uprising against its ruler, Bashar Assad has recovered the bulk of his army’s support and his grip on most parts of the country… Continue reading

Topics: Arab League • China • Hezbollah • Iran • Politics • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sun, January 29, 2012 at 20:59 pm CET
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Why Syria’s Regime is Surviving a Revolution

Despite what is now the longest-running revolution in Middle Eastern history, the Syrian regime will probably be in power on December 31, 2012… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab League • Arab Spring • Russian Federation • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Wed, January 4, 2012 at 21:47 pm CET
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Sunni versus Shia: The Middle East’s New Strategic Conflict

Conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims are not at all new, but… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Iran • Iraq • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Lebanon • Libya War • Politics • Religion • Security and Defense • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, December 19, 2011 at 20:14 pm CET
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Syria: The Forgotten–Including by the Obama Administration–Revolution

I feel guilty every day that I don’t write about Syria’s revolution… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Human Rights • Politics • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, November 19, 2011 at 01:21 am CET
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Syria: No Longer Revolution, It is A Civil War, A Guide to the Battle

The only honest answer to the question of what will happen in Syria is… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Christianity • Democracy • Kurdish People • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sat, November 19, 2011 at 00:18 am CET
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Syria, Turkey and the Kurds

Bashar al-Assad is apparently aiming to destabilize Turkey… Continue reading

Topics: Iraqi Kurdistan • Kurdish People • PKK • Syrian Kurdistan • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • Turkish Kurdistan 
Posted on Wed, November 16, 2011 at 19:23 pm CET
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A Saudi Writer Explains the “Muslim Brotherhood Spring”

What we are seeing is a political Islamist tsunami… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Muslim Brotherhood • Syrian Revolution • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, November 16, 2011 at 16:52 pm CET
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Syrian army deserters hit intel facility near Damascus

The Assad regime suffered a major shock when self-styled “Free Syrian Army” deserters firing shoulder-borne rockets and… Continue reading

Topics: Arab League • Arab Spring • GCC • Iran • Jordan • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, November 2, 2011 at 01:48 am CET
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King Abdallah of Jordan on How No One Trusts Obama’s Government

I think there is going to be less coordination with the West and therefore a chance of more misunderstandings… Continue reading

Topics: Iraq • Jordan • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, October 27, 2011 at 00:01 am CEST
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Qatar’s Sunni Side

How could Qatar’s foreign policy best be defined during the Arab Spring… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Libya War • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sunni Islam • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, October 18, 2011 at 17:47 pm CEST
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Syria: Minority Regions Braced for Civil War

Two of Syria’s most important minorities, the Alawites and the Druzes, fear that… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Economy • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sun, October 9, 2011 at 15:21 pm CEST
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What’s happening in the Middle East: Fleeing Christians, “Moderate” Imam, Mad Turkish Leader, Syrian Revolution

Christians are fleeing the Middle East and Western Christians are indifferent… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Copts • Egypt • Jew-Hatred • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, October 4, 2011 at 21:01 pm CEST
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Assad threatens to destroy Tel Aviv if attacked by Turkey or NATO

War tensions between Turkey, NATO and Syria shot up again with the announcement from Ankara that… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • NATO • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, September 12, 2011 at 22:51 pm CEST
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A Sectarian Issue

As Gaddafi’s regime crumbles, speculation has started to arise over whether the Syrian opposition will now be emboldened in their struggle against Assad… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Iraq • Lebanon • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, August 19, 2011 at 23:57 pm CEST
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Obama Administration Calls for End to Syrian Dictatorship But Reveals Its Own Worldview

After months of rebellion in Syria and heavy repression there, the Obama Administration has finally called for the downfall of… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, August 17, 2011 at 21:59 pm CEST
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How Obama Administration’s Ideological Obsessions Trash U.S. Interests

I ask you to explore with me how the downfall of a great power is encapsulated in this passage… Continue reading

Topics: Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, August 15, 2011 at 23:33 pm CEST
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Syria’s Revolution: A Bloodbath the West Cannot Ignore

There’s a real war going on with real massive human rights’ violations, real massacres, and real alternatives at stake… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sat, August 13, 2011 at 22:47 pm CEST
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Obama and Erdogan grant Assad 15 days to finish Syrian Uprising

Thursday night, Aug. 11, US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed to set Syrian… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, August 13, 2011 at 21:44 pm CEST
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The Big Split in the Revolutionary Islamist Movement: Sunni and Shia Blocs Emerge

A development of huge importance is happening in the Middle East, equivalent perhaps to the… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • GCC • Hamas • Iran • Iraq • Islamism • Lebanon • Muslim Brotherhood • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, August 5, 2011 at 00:30 am CEST
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Syria: The Orontes River runs red

Horrifying images of bodies and limbs floating in the Orontes River in Hama were aired by Syrian state television early Thursday… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, July 31, 2011 at 14:10 pm CEST
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Iranian press voices criticism of Turkey over its stance towards Syrian regime

Iranian media have recently taken a critical stance on the change in Turkey’s policy towards Syria… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, July 31, 2011 at 00:04 am CEST
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Getting Serious in Syria

Every day there are massive demonstrations, shootings, and defections of soldiers in Syria… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Syria • Syrian Revolution