Syria, Libya, and the Responsibility to Protect
By Andrew Kydd Over ten thousand people have been killed in the fighting in Syria, and the Assad…
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Syria Outcome @ a Glance
By Joseph Young and Erica Chenoweth As our readers know, we have devoted a great of attention to…
Syria: UN Monitors a Failure?
By Oliver Kaplan The April 12 Annan plan to deal with Syria was intended to moderate the Assad…
Why Assad Will Fight to the Death
By Barbara F. Walter A striking fact about civil wars is that the outcome is often clear months…
Why Turkey’s Break with Assad Is Not Necessarily Good for the United States
By David B. Carter Few would contest the notion that Turkey is a rising regional power in the…
Why No One Wants to Call Syria a Civil War
By Barbara F. Walter and Elizabeth Martin Syria has been in the midst of a civil war since…
Killing Women and Children: An Alternative Possibility
By Matthew Kocher I want to thank Barbara and Erica for starting this blog and for inviting me…
Why Assad Denies his Role in the Massacre
By Barbara F. Walter Everyone knows that Assad was the behind the May 25th massacre of women and…
Why Kill Women and Children in Syria?
By Barbara F. Walter On May 25th the Syrian Army and its thugs killed over a hundred civilians…