Since an attack is unlikely, what difference does that make?… Continue reading
Or… do we know who the bad guys are?… Continue reading
Might Syria, Iran or Hezbollah attack Israel if the West launch air strikes against the Assad regime?… Continue reading
What’s the purpose of attacking Syria?… Continue reading
The depth of the Sunni-Shi’ite schism can be seen in all the major arenas where regional conflicts are being waged… Continue reading
How the Assad regime has managed to survive the revolution, for the time being and in contrast to other recent upheavals in the Middle East… Continue reading
What can the United States can do to counteract the glaring Islamization of rebel ranks… Continue reading
Hezbollah has a 30-year history of terrorist activity in Lebanon, the Middle East and around the globe, directed against Israel, the Jewish people, the United States and the West, pro-Western Arab states and Hezbollah’s enemies in Lebanon… Continue reading
Western policy is now putting into power yet another anti-Western regime that will oppress its own people and put a high priority on trying to wipe out Israel… Continue reading
Turkey’s membership in NATO has many unique dimensions, including in the number of missile-related crises the country has experienced… Continue reading
The civil war in Syria is moving into the end-game… Continue reading
Of all the Christian communities in Syria, the Assyrians, that is, those Christians who identify as such by virtue of belonging to the Assyrian Church of the East, arguably have the most complex relationship with the Assad regime… Continue reading
Is the resurgent of Al-Qaida in Iraq a result from the growing civil war in Syria… Continue reading
There are three possible outcomes to the Syrian civil war… Continue reading
Spain 1936. An army revolt against the democratically elected government sets off a civil war. Syria 2012. The people revolt against the dictatorship setting off a civil war… Continue reading
U.S. policy toward Syria is turning into a scandal on both strategic and humanitarian grounds… Continue reading
The Damascus Declaration was a statement of unity by Syrian opposition figures issued October 16, 2005 criticizing the Assad regime… Continue reading
Authoritarian regimes have traditionally been disinclined to accept any political or social opposition and have been hostile to the development of an independent civil society that could form a counterweight to state power… Continue reading
Lebanese society has had a remarkable ability to overcome deep-rooted sectarian and religious divides that could readily have imploded less problematic countries… Continue reading
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
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
Many of the arguments and assumptions that governed the Arabic-speaking world for six decades have simply vanished… Continue reading
Despite threats from Iran to withdraw financial aid and training for militants… Continue reading
In view of the instability of Bashar Assad’s regime, Hamas has begun evacuating its Syrian external headquarters… Continue reading
As we approach the end of the first year of what has been called the Arab Spring… Continue reading
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