The Syrian Regime and the Opposition
In other parts of the Arab world there was unity between classes and sects, at least for the duration of the protests in public squares, but this is not the case in Syria.
In other parts of the Arab world there was unity between classes and sects, at least for the duration of the protests in public squares, but this is not the case in Syria.
HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.01.2012
Another falling dictator might soon make a splash in the oil market. The latest domino set to drop in the Middle East appears to be Bashar Assad of...
Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 01.22.2012
A general look at the scene suggests six major elements that characterize the current situation in Syria which make it unlikely for Syria's President Assad to stay in power.
Dr. Peter Wittig | Posted 12.14.2011
Since spring, a wind of change has been blowing through the Arab world. Last week it again reached the shores of Turtle Bay. But this time it turned into a sudden chill.
Brad Reid | Posted 09.24.2011
What and where is the next political risk? A few months ago it seemed almost impossible to predict that a political battle over raising the U.S. feder...
Robert Naiman | Posted 06.04.2011
It's far from inconceivable that we could find ourselves at a fork in the road in the future, as many do not believe the goal of forced regime change in Libya can be accomplished without ground troops.
Aaron David Miller | Posted 06.04.2011
Has Barack Obama become George W. Bush on foreign policy? If the President doesn't catch a break on Libya, he may well be on a glide path to regime change.
Ryan McDermott | Posted 05.31.2011
Eight years later, we are still in Iraq. Nine years later, we are still in Afghanistan. And now we are promoting regime change in Libya? Needless to say, I am disillusioned.
Tulin Daloglu | Posted 05.29.2011
It will be a real problem if Assad's regime survives the threat to its power, and if Turkey continues to do business with them -- as usual.
Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011
The Security Council has authorized military action necessary to protect civilians. It has not authorized military action to overthrow the Libyan government.
Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 05.25.2011
The Iranian opposition movement does not ask for money or arms, much less troops. But it does demand that, at this critical juncture, it not be shut out of the Iran policy debate.
Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011
When I first read about Washington's new Mideast strategy, I winced at the lack of inventiveness in both the phrase "Regime Alteration" and the idea that we can somehow subvert these popular movements for change.
Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011
Blazoned on the top of the CNBC News page was the headline, "US Futures Turn Higher Following OPEC News." The article goes on to advise that OPEC was considering raising production for the first time in two years.
Andrew Levine | Posted 05.25.2011
Barack Obama understands the evils of Reaganism even better than Bill Clinton. He also knows what ought to be done and what he, as President, must do to get it done. Shame on him, therefore, all the more.
Ali Gharib | Posted 05.25.2011
This post originally appeared at LobeLog.com, where Ali blogs daily on U.S.-Iran relations. At the Middle Eastern affairs journal Muftah, Hani Mansou...
Norm Kurz | Posted 05.25.2011
What can we do while a ruthless Iran intensifies the pace of its efforts to acquire nukes and to silence internal opposition?
Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011
I would guess that in the past year, there were more regime-change-in-Iran plots floated by members of the intelligence community than there are Iranians.
John Ghazvinian | Posted 05.25.2011
Is 101 years a bit far to go back to help us understand what's happening today? Not in Iran.
Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011
Mousavi was always more open to dialogue with the West. If president, his discourse could now include the nuclear program with much less fear of attack.
Richard N. Haass | Posted 05.25.2011
The second and still ongoing Iraq war was a war of choice, not necessity. The United States could well have accomplished a change in regime behavior and a change in regime threat without regime change.
American Anthropological Association | Posted 04.02.2012