Bashar Al-Assad
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MIDDLE EAST
Pre-empting the war criminals
“Too little too late”. It’s as true of Bashar al-Assad as it was of Muammar Gadhafi, as it was of…
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OPINION
Is Assad ‘pulling a Saakashvili’ in northwestern Syria?
By Andrew Korybko Assad = Saakashvili? The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) victorious liberation of the entirety of Aleppo last weekend…
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INTL CONFLICTS
The dust is settling with Iran. Now, Washington must pivot to Syria
By Olivia Wang Washington and Tehran are de-escalating following the death of General Soleimani and Iran’s counterattack which, so far,…
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MIDDLE EAST
“Transparent war” against ghosts of war
By Theodor Zima Our technologically advanced and progressive world is literally overwhelmed by daily flows, or rather avalanches, of information.…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Pope Francis’ letter to Assad: Syria is a Catholic issue
By Peter Carswell In a little-noticed diplomatic exchange in July, Pope Francis sent his envoys to Damascus to convey an…
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Election 2020
2020 hopefuls: Outshine your opponents on Syria
By Michele MacMillan The 2020 hopefuls have notched two debates on their belts as part of their months-long slog through…
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria: chemical weapons use, destruction of children, the ethical vacuum
By Rene Wadlow At the heart of this growing phenomenon of mass violence and social disintegration is a crisis of…
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AMERICAS
Trump’s shapeless foreign policy
By Abdul Ruff US President Donald Trump is in his initial stage of his presidency, only trying fix his role…
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Breaking News
Aleppo begins evacuation after years of civil war
By David McDonald A historic city, torn apart by years of relentless civil war; The worst humanitarian crisis in recent…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Syrian Aleppo under siege: USA lets Russia claim diplomatic advantage
By Abdul Ruff Conflicts in West Asia resembling a new World War launched by Bushdom fascist regime exclusively on Islam…
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