The Arab world is witnessing today accelerated democracy uprisings, marking a new era in the region’s history. The special significance…
Month: May 2011
The visit to Lebanon of Jeffrey Feltman, the US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, is another visible…
By Andrew J. Tabler and Mara Karlin ForeignAffairs.com, May 25, 2011 Foreign Affairs recently convened an online panel to discuss…
Rising Literacy and a Shrinking Birth Rate A Look at the Root Causes of the Arab Revolution In a SPIEGEL…
Peter Beaumont They came for the men first, as the security forces of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad killed, beat and…
The following video was taken during today’s (May 20) demonstrations in the city of Hamah, in North Syria. Protestors expressed…
PolicyWatch #1809 The Obama administration’s announcement yesterday specifically sanctioning Syrian President Bashar al-Asad begins to clear the fog that has…
Today, President Barack Obama, in what is being described by administration officials as “a major address,” will talk about the…
08 May 2011, Sunday / YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN , İSTANBUL A writer who has questioned how being “the other” is…
US Department of The Treasury Administration Takes Additional Steps to Hold the Government of Syria Accountable for Violent Repression Against…
Posted By Josh Rogin Now that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has proven that he has no problem killing peaceful protesters…
Featuring Andrew J. Tabler May 11, 2011 PBS NewsHour Online The Syrian government has stepped up its campaign to quash…
By ANTHONY SHADID DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s ruling elite, a tight-knit circle at the nexus of absolute power, loyalty to…
For three decades Osama bin Laden, the tall, shy, lanky, but mesmerizing Saudi, has gripped the imagination of tens of…
Strangely, there has been uneasiness among some Lebanese Christians at the prospect that the Syrian regime might collapse amid popular…
In the new Middle East, a previously unthinkable coalition is joining up in defense of Syrian President Bashar al Assad…
May 7, 2011 | 8:12 am You’re the influential brother of your nation’s powerful dictator, now being challenged by ragtag…
Who truly regrets the assassination of Osama bin Laden? There are those of us who never saw the Al-Qaeda founder…
Osama bin Laden Largely Discredited Among Muslim Publics in Recent Years In the months leading up to Osama bin Laden’s…
On Wednesday, Syria got a reprieve at the United Nations Security Council, when Russia, China and Lebanon opposed condemnation of…
created 05/02/2011 GVF — As the dictatorship in Syria steps up efforts to quell to the uprising against President Bashar…
The Obama administration’s policy toward Syria has been narrowly portrayed as vacillating between heart and mind. On the one side…