I can’t tell you how many articles I’ve read which basically say “overthrow Assad now and then we’ll worry about the rest later.” The Russians are perfectly right to point out that such a... more ››
Judging by his old "red line" on Syria, the one that was convenient until it wasn't, President Obama's "calculus" with respect to the humanitarian calamity in Syria has changed multiple times already. In August he said this:... more ››
As the Syrian conflict reaches its crucial turning point, with the defeat of the government in the country's major cities now virtually inevitable, the war has almost completely descended into the gruesome logic of tit-for-tat... more ››