Syria

Islamist-In-Chief

The new leader of Syria's opposition has a history of statements that are anti-Semitic, outrageous, and sometimes downright bizarre.

BY MOHANAD HAGE ALI | NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The Survivor

Barack Obama called for Syrian's Bashar al-Assad to step aside more than a year ago. Here's why he's still in power.

BY RANDA SLIM | NOVEMBER 12, 2012

What You Missed While You Were Refreshing Drudge and FiveThirtyEight

A guide to the world news you should get caught up on now that the election is over.

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Winter Is Coming

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are living in dire conditions, and the aid the world is providing is nowhere near enough.

BY DAVID KENNER | NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The Secret of Islamist Success

Islamist political parties aren't succeeding in the Middle East because they stand for Islam. It's because they have a well-established political brand.

BY DALIBOR ROHAC | OCTOBER 31, 2012

Syrians Are War Correspondents, Too

A response to Terry Anderson's "Running Toward Danger."

BY AMAL HANANO | OCTOBER 30, 2012

Tourists and Terrorists

Residents of Syria's capital stare into the abyss.

BY JOHN PEDRO SCHWARTZ | OCTOBER 29, 2012

Do Ceasefires Ever Work?

Why the tenuous Syrian truce could end up being a step back for peace.

BY PAGE FORTNA | OCTOBER 26, 2012

Beware the Tyranny of the Mob

The growing insecurity of religious and ethnic minorities is one of the biggest problems arising from the Arab Spring. But much can be done to protect them.

BY JAMSHEED CHOKSY, EDEN NABY | OCTOBER 26, 2012

The War for Free Kurdistan

Can Syria's Kurds take advantage of the civil war to form their own government? Or are they too busy starting their own civil war?

BY LOVEDAY MORRIS | OCTOBER 25, 2012

Running Toward Danger

Why the world still needs war correspondents.

BY TERRY ANDERSON | OCTOBER 25, 2012

Caught in the Crossfire

If the United States wants to save Lebanon, it should get off the sidelines and help topple Bashar al-Assad's bloody dictatorship.

BY FIRAS MAKSAD | OCTOBER 22, 2012

Fight Night

How Barack Obama and Mitt Romney measure up on the seven foreign policy issues that really matter.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | OCTOBER 22, 2012

The Kingdom of Silence and Humiliation

Looking back on life under the Assad dynasty.

BY AHED AL HENDI | OCTOBER 16, 2012

Holy Warriors

A field guide to Syria's jihadi groups.

BY ARON LUND | OCTOBER 15, 2012

Syrian Stalemate

Why Bashar al-Assad will never defeat the rebels.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | OCTOBER 15, 2012

Guerrilla Country

Welcome to Free Syria, where the ammunition is scarce and roving packs of wild dogs subsist on corpses.

BY DAMIEN SPLEETERS | OCTOBER 15, 2012

The New Sheriff in Town

At an outpost on the Turkish-Syrian border, rebel fighters are the law.

BY SARAH A. TOPOL | OCTOBER 12, 2012

Syria Will Rise Again

On my first trip to my homeland in 5 years, I saw a lot of tragedy -- and a lot of hope.

BY RADWAN ZIADEH | OCTOBER 12, 2012

Aleppo Burns

While the United States offers "non-lethal aid," the destruction of Syria's largest city continues.

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Holding Civil Society Workshops While Syria Burns

Inside the State Department's very nonlethal aid to the Syrian opposition.

BY JUSTIN VELA | OCTOBER 10, 2012

The Weathervane

As Syria's civil war explodes across the region, Walid Jumblatt is ripping into the United States for not doing more. Is he just shifting with the political winds once again?

BY DAVID KENNER | OCTOBER 5, 2012

Damascene Conversion

The amazing historic sites that Syria's civil war is destroying.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | OCTOBER 1, 2012

Rebels With a Cause, But Not Much Consensus

Syrian opposition fighters are committed to Bashar al-Assad's ouster, but disagree on just about everything else.

BY AMMAR ABDULHAMID | OCTOBER 1, 2012

The General's Gambit

Petraeus tried to warn Assad about the foreign fighters in Iraq. Now they're coming for him.

BY MICHAEL R. GORDON, WESLEY S. MORGAN | OCTOBER 1, 2012

Putting Syria Back Together Again

Bashar al-Assad may fall, but is the worst yet to come?

BY NATHANIEL L. ROSENBLATT | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

What Is Iran Doing in Syria?

The reason the Quds Force is talking about supporting Bashar al-Assad.

BY ALI ALFONEH | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

History Repeats Itself as Tragedy

The must-read secret Pentagon memo on Syria's 1982 massacre.

BY TOM BLANTON | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Class Is Not in Session

The tragedy of Syria's schoolchildren.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The Dictator of Damascus

Did we get Bashar al-Assad wrong?

BY DAVID LESCH | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012