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Syria’s Opposition Needs More than Arms from the United States
WASHINGTON—Two years have passed since protests in Syria evolved first into an armed rebellion against the Bashar al-Assad regime, then into a regional confrontation, and finally an international...
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The Limitations of Limited War in Syria
There is no doubt that Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons last week crossed all 50 shades of the “red line.” While prudence dictated restraint this past June, the repeated violation of...
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Assad’s Inevitable Propaganda Victory
WASHINGTON—Britain’s decision not to participate in a potential military strike on Syria, in response to Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons, constitutes a serious blow to U.S. President Barack...
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How Obama Can Convince a Skeptical American Public on Syria
Iraq is the new Vietnam. It is the specter that now hangs over any discussion of U.S. military intervention, the cautionary tale repeated whenever an American president appears to be contemplating...
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Obama Deserves Credit for His Handling of Syria
Under the draft agreement brokered by Russia with the United States, Syria is to give up all its chemical weapons stockpiles by mid-2014 and allow international inspectors into the country by November...
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A Syrian Stalemate Does Not Benefit the West
Despite a flurry of diplomatic engagement, Syria appears no closer to a negotiated political settlement. In fact, the prospects for a “Geneva II” meeting proposed by the United States and Russia...
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Al Qaeda’s Possible Collapse in Syria
REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih KUWAIT CITY ― Kuwait recently joined Saudi Arabia in criminalizing the participation of its citizens in jihadist activities abroad, as part of measures intended to curb the...
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Russia’s Crimea Annexation Widens Syria Options
BRUSSELS ― For more than five years, the Obama administration has endeavored to confirm international legitimacy―governed by decisions made at the UN Security Council―as the framework directing any...
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