Syria

Chemical Reaction

How the United States should deal with Assad.

BY MICHAEL EISENSTADT | JANUARY 18, 2013

Should Obama Have Intervened in Syria?

Or would U.S. military involvement merely have made a disaster worse?

BY MARC LYNCH | JANUARY 17, 2013

Suiting Up

What the United States is doing to prepare for chemical war in Syria.

BY R. JEFFREY SMITH, THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | JANUARY 17, 2013

Preparing for the New Syria

Sooner or later, the war will end, and Syrians will have to sit down and talk about the future of their state. Here's a roadmap.

BY ASHRAF GHANI, CLARE LOCKHART | JANUARY 15, 2013

Syrian Purgatory

As winter clutches northern Syria, thousands displaced by the civil war take cold comfort in a temporary tent city.

BY STEVEN SOTLOFF | JANUARY 14, 2013

There's No App for Syria

Why did Apple ban a game on the Syrian civil war?

BY MICHAEL PECK | JANUARY 11, 2013

Responsibility to Object

It's time for the U.N. Security Council to do something about war crimes in Syria.  

BY DAVID KAYE | JANUARY 10, 2013

No Surrender

The Syrian president’s speech at the Damascus Opera House shows that he still thinks he can win this war.

BY EMILE HOKAYEM | JANUARY 7, 2013

The Year in Unfreedom

An encouraging number of the world's people voted in 2012. But voting does not a democracy make.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 4, 2013

The Year the Arab Spring Went Bad

Hopes for a democratic Middle East have faltered amid sectarian animosities and ideological divisions. Did it have to be this way?

BY F. GREGORY GAUSE, III | DECEMBER 31, 2012

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2013

From Turkey to Congo, next year's wars threaten global stability.

BY LOUISE ARBOUR | DECEMBER 27, 2012

From Bread Lines to Front Lines

In the latest phase of Syria's civil war, civilians have become the targets.

BY STEVEN SOTLOFF | DECEMBER 24, 2012

All (Syrian) Politics Is Local

How jihadists are winning hearts and minds in Syria.

BY HASSAN HASSAN | DECEMBER 20, 2012

Syria's Time Is Running Out

The country tears itself further apart with each passing day. This is the moment to do something about it.

BY FREDERIC HOF | DECEMBER 19, 2012

The Most Dangerous Beat on Earth

Four brave journalists weigh in on what it's like to cover Syria.

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Don't Blame Obama for Syria

What's happening in Syria is a tragedy. But John Hannah needs to recognize that the civil war was never ours to win or lose.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | DECEMBER 14, 2012

Did Russia Just Throw Assad Under the Bus?

Not really. Watch what the Kremlin does, not what it says.

BY ANDREW S. WEISS | DECEMBER 13, 2012

All About the Benjamins

Why Bashar al-Assad won't go.

BY BRUCE BUENO DE MESQUITA, ALASTAIR SMITH | DECEMBER 12, 2012

Assad's War on the Red Crescent

Aid workers are caught in the crossfire of Syria's bloody revolt.

BY DAVID KENNER | DECEMBER 12, 2012

Rally 'Round the Jihadist

The Obama administration slapped a terrorist designation on Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra -- but only managed to spark an anti-U.S. backlash among anti-Assad groups.

BY AARON Y. ZELIN | DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Land of Topless Minarets and Headless Little Girls

A requiem for Syria.

BY AMAL HANANO | DECEMBER 11, 2012

Missile Creep

Was giving Patriots to Turkey a step toward war in Syria?

BY AARON STEIN, SHASHANK JOSHI | DECEMBER 10, 2012

Don't Let the Syrian Rebels Win

An outright victory by Assad’s enemies would be a disaster.

BY GLENN E. ROBINSON | DECEMBER 10, 2012

Why Assad Won’t Use His Chemical Weapons

And why you should still be worried.

BY CHARLES P. BLAIR | DECEMBER 6, 2012

The Rise of Al Qaeda in Syria

The White House wants to marginalize radicals within the anti-Assad insurgency -- but does it have any leverage left with the rebels?

BY AARON Y. ZELIN | DECEMBER 6, 2012

Twice As Rice

Who said it: Condoleezza or Susan?

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Gunning for Damascus

When no one was watching, the Syrian rebels started winning.

BY MICHAEL WEISS | NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Still Think Middle East Peace Doesn't Matter?

Gaza's radiating instability proves once again that Palestine is at the center of the region's problems.

BY STEVEN A. COOK | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Zombie Versus Frankenstein

Now the beleaguered Syrian opposition has two umbrella groups vying for funds and recognition. Is that really going to help?

BY MALIK AL-ABDEH | NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Is Bashar al-Assad Syria’s Abraham Lincoln?

The Syrian president's fans are comparing him with the hero of America's Civil War. Here's why they're wrong.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 14, 2012