Topic: Bashar Assad

The Tragic Geneva II Charade
The Tragic Geneva II Charade February 9, 2014 Alon Ben-Meir While Syria writhes in agony, the sponsors of the Geneva II talks seem pleased that the rebels and Assad's representatives sat face-to-face and talked.
The Iranian Agreement and the Strategy of Deterrence
The Iranian Agreement and the Strategy of Deterrence December 7, 2013 Abraham H. Miller Iran wants nuclear weapons for one purpose, and it is not to launch a first strike against Israel.
America as the Protector of Putin, Assad, and Khamenei
America as the Protector of Putin, Assad, and Khamenei November 27, 2013 Shoshana Bryen How far we've fallen.
The Source of Assad's Staying Power
The Source of Assad's Staying Power November 10, 2013 Alon Ben-Meir There are seven principles that have enabled Bashar Assad to remain in power. The Obama administration is ignorant of every last one of them.
Egypt Turning to the Russians? Not so Fast
Egypt Turning to the Russians? Not so Fast November 7, 2013 Shoshana Bryen It is better to be the 'ineffectual' United States than to be Russia 'fighting on the wrong side.'
Lame Duck Policies and the Mideast
Lame Duck Policies and the Mideast November 6, 2013 Mike Konrad Obama was dealt a winning hand. He could have played them rightly and come across as a great president. Instead, he is folding.
Obama shows us what he's made of
Obama shows us what he's made of September 12, 2013 Dan Joppich What to make of an American leader name-dropping a Russian to make himself look good?
Why Syria's Minorities Support Assad
Why Syria's Minorities Support Assad September 9, 2013 Ben Cohen Maybe they know something we don't.
Obama: Spineless on Syria
Obama: Spineless on Syria September 2, 2013 Noah Beck Obama's symbolic "punitive strike," if it even happens, will change nothing on the ground. Assad will emerge unscathed and continue massacring his citizens.
Reacting to Chemical Weapons
Reacting to Chemical Weapons August 23, 2013 Stephen D. Bryen and Shoshana Bryen The nerve gas attacks by the Syrian government are an atrocity that demands action.
Humanitarian Disaster and Political Illusion
Humanitarian Disaster and Political Illusion May 24, 2013 Alon Ben-Meir The time is running out for any acceptable solution at all to the Syrian catastrophe.