Assad and His Droogs
How far should the state go to improve the world?
Principled Intervention in Syria
Military intervention in Syria is a high-risk enterprise. Here’s a set of principles by which the intervening forces must abide.
Syria Seeks to Turn Annan Peace Proposal Into Surrender Document
The Assad administration seeks to double-down on Kofi Annan’s peace proposal by demanding the opposition turn in its weapons.
Get Serious About Syria
Syrians will pay a higher human toll if the rush for U.S. entanglement does not subside.
Annan’s Syria Plan Another Olive Branch Assad Will Crush?
At the moment a ceasefire seems to be holding.
Cut Off the Money From Syria’s Enablers
Depriving it of funding is a key lever against the Assad regime.
Adding Fuel to Syria’s Fire
Giving military aid to either side of the Syrian conflict will make civil war more likely and prevent the citizens of Syria from achieving any semblance of justice and freedom.
Cult of Personality
When we focus our analysis on personalities like Assad in Syria or Kim Jong Un in North Korea, we succumb to our own personality cult.
Syria’s Revolution Will Succeed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime must step down immediately–without Western military intervention.
Personality Cult of Assads in Syria Usurped Their Own People, the Alawites
The assumption of power by Syrian President Assad’s father, Hafez, came at ironic cost to his own people, the Alawites.
Assad-Erdogan Bromance on the Rocks?
As a result of Syrian President Assad’s brutality, his country’s relationship with Turkey lays in ruins.
Syria: Washington Just Watches
Because of decades of isolating Syria, the United States can now only watch the events unfold without having any influence on the ground.
Don’t Count Bashar Out
The protests in Syria are encouraging, but Bashar al-Assad will pull out all the stops before he leaves voluntarily.
Neocon Call for Regime Change in Syria Doesn’t Do U.S. National Security Any Favors
Regime change in Syria could open the door to Islamist rule.
Hey, Syrians, What Are You Complaining About? At Least Deraa Is Not Hama
Though not as iron-fisted as his father, Syrian President Assad is still lethal.