Syria

The End of the Political Solution

The Assads seized power by force. Wednesday's attack proves they will only be removed through force.

BY MICHAEL WEISS | JULY 18, 2012

Plague of Thugs

Why Mideast dictators use hoodlums to suppress dissent.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 18, 2012

Blood Law

Does it matter that the Red Cross now says Syria is technically in a state of "civil war"?

BY DAVID RIEFF | JULY 17, 2012

Just How Deadly Is Assad's Arsenal?

From anti-aircraft guns to chemical weapons, a close look at what Syria's strongman has up his sleeve.

BY JOHN REED | JULY 16, 2012

The Other Side of Syria's Civil War

Death comes for Bashar al-Assad's soldiers, too.

BY KATE BROOKS | JULY 16, 2012

The Golden Runaway

Is the apparent defection of one of Bashar al-Assad's top generals (and close friend) the beginning of the end for the Syrian regime?

BY DAVID W. LESCH | JULY 12, 2012

Really Desperate Housewives

It's a hard life for the women of husbands fighting in the Syrian rebel army.

BY TANYA HABJOUQA | JULY 11, 2012

Moscow's Marines Head for Syria

The Russians have dispatched a naval task force to Syria. As if the place wasn't enough of a mess already.

BY MARK KATZ | JULY 10, 2012

The Little Syrian Town That Could

The amazing protest posters of occupied Kafr Anbel.

BY DAVID KENNER | JULY 5, 2012

Disorganized Like a Fox

Why it's a great thing that the Syrian opposition is fragmented.

BY ELIZABETH O'BAGY | JUNE 29, 2012

Turkey's Not Messing Around Anymore

But does Prime Minister Erdogan have a plan for what comes next in Syria?

BY JUSTIN VELA | JUNE 27, 2012

Can't We All Just Not Get Along?

Why the push for bipartisan consensus in foreign policy is a dumb idea.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | JUNE 22, 2012

The Martyrdom of Al Qusayr

Images from photojournalist Robert King’s recent visit to a Syrian community under siege.

JUNE 21, 2012

"The Wounded Will Be Killed"

An American photojournalist describes what he saw during the month he spent in a Syrian village under siege.

BY ROBERT KING | JUNE 21, 2012

What Russia Gave Syria

A guide to Bashar al-Assad's arsenal.

BY DAVID KENNER | JUNE 21, 2012

Epiphanies from C. Fred Bergsten

The veteran economist and Washington power-player on China, currency wars, and working with Henry Kissinger.

INTERVIEW BY DANIEL W. DREZNER | JULY/AUGUST 2012

No More Half Measures

A compromise solution that removes Syria's Bashar al-Assad but replaces him with a crony is now fully off the table. It's time for Washington to back the opposition.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | JUNE 14, 2012

The Devil They Know

Why the West shouldn't expect Russia's policy on Syria to change anytime soon.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 13, 2012

Everything in Syria Is Going to Plan

It just depends on whose plan you're talking about.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JUNE 13, 2012

On Assad's Doorstep

The revolution is finally coming to the once quiet, now tense streets of inner Damascus.

BY JULIEN BARNES-DACEY | JUNE 7, 2012

The Real Reason to Intervene in Syria

Cutting Iran's link to the Mediterranean Sea is a strategic prize worth the risk.

BY JAMES P. RUBIN | JUNE 4, 2012

This Week At War: Enough Talk, Obama

Failures in Syria and Iran show the limits of diplomatic negotiation.

BY ROBERT HADDICK | JUNE 1, 2012

Syria Is Not a Problem from Hell

But if we don't act quickly, it will be.

BY ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER | MAY 31, 2012

What the Hell Should We Do About Syria?

FP asked five smart observers to offer their solutions for the quagmire in Damascus.

MAY 30, 2012

So, How Do You Expel an Ambassador, Anyway?

Just tell 'em to get packing.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 29, 2012

Enough Talking, Kofi

It’s time for the world to stop hiding behind Kofi Annan's skirts. We gave diplomacy a chance in Syria; now we must accept that diplomacy has failed.

BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 25, 2012

Syria's New Jihadis

Meet the terrorist group that's ruining the revolution.

BY AARON Y. ZELIN | MAY 22, 2012

Syria's War Comes to Beirut

Sunday's spasm of violence bodes ill for Lebanese stability. But the real problem is that there's nobody in charge.

BY MITCH PROTHERO | MAY 21, 2012

Lebanon's Little Syria

Bashar al-Assad's enemies and allies are battling it out in the flashpoint city of Tripoli.

BY EMILE HOKAYEM | MAY 15, 2012

Terror in Damascus

The Syrian uprising enters a new phase as a deadly blast kills dozens.

MAY 10, 2012