A Britain's Take On The West's Involvement In Syria's Civil War

Violence: Peter Hitchens says that arming the rebels against forces loyal to President Assad (pictured) is a recipe for starting a major war...

The Alawite Stronghold Of Syria

In The Hills of Alawistan -- Alia Malek, Foreign Policy In Syria’s beautiful northwest, all is peaceful. But death is never far away. TARTOU...

The Strain Of Civil War Is Breaking Syria Apart

Fighters from the Free Syrian Army. Khalil Ashawi/Reuters Syria Begins to Break Apart Under Pressure From War -- New York Times CAIRO — The ...

Is Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad Winning?

Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad Is Winning -- Mike Giglio, Daily Beast Obama isn’t jumping in, and neither is anyone else. Combine that with a strin...

Can Syria's Civil War Last 10 More Years?

Free Syrian Army fighters in the al-Ziyabiya area in Damascus. Photograph: Reuters Why The Syrian War Could Last Ten Years -- Michael J. Tot...

Is Arming The Syrian Rebels The Same As Arming al-Qaeda

Arming The Syrian Rebels Is The Same As Arming al-Qaeda -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph Unarguably the week's most grisly story must be t...

Despair Rises As Syria's Civil War Grinds On

Excitement Fades To Despair In Rebel-Held Syria As War Grinds On -- Tom A. P eter, Christian Science Monitor Early rebel optimism in Syria h...

Why The U.S. Cannot 'Fix' Syria

With Or Without Us -- Fareed Zakaria, Time Those urging the U.S. to intervene in Syria are certain of one thing: If we had intervened sooner...

The World Is Watching President Obama's Next Move

Chemical Weapons In Syria -- The Economist America needs to take action against Bashar Assad BARACK OBAMA has long said that America would r...

Will The U.S. Go To War In Syria?

Will We Go To War In Syria? -- Ali Gharib, Daily Beast Yesterday's news that the U.S. had evidence of chemical weapons "exposure...

The Coming Battle For Damascus

The Battle of Armageddon -- Michael Weiss, Real Clear World/NOW The last fortnight has seen two separate rumors that Bashar al-Assad had bee...

Everyday Life In Aleppo's Death Zone

A member of the Martyr Abdallah Al Kaakeh battalion runs for cover from snipers on the front line of the conflict with forces loyal to the g...

The Case For Arming Syrian Rebels

Free Syrian Army fighters take positions against forces loyal to Bashar Assad in Idlib Province, Feb. 21. Reuters The Case For Arming Syrian...

What Next In Syria?

What Next In Syria? Death Toll Continues To Rise -- CNN (CNN) -- Another day, another toll in Syria's civil war: 213 dead. For many arou...

A New Direction Is Needed For Syria

Syria Demands A New Policy -- David Rohde, Reuters Typhoid and hepatitis outbreaks are spreading. At least 70,000 people are dead, and there...

Why The Islamists Will Win In Syria

A Syrian rebel prays on a street in the northern city of Aleppo in January. Many Syrians are debating what role Islam should play in Syria i...

Is The Endgame Nowhere In Sight In Syria?

The Endgame In Syria Is Nowhere In Sight -- Kenneth Bandler, FOX News Wither Syria? Some observers interpreted UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar ...

The Best Commentary That I Have Read On The U.S. Role In The Syrian Civil War

Syria’s Chaos Isn’t America’s Fault -- Aaron David Miller, Washington Post Who lost Syria? Comments of some U.S. senators, analysts and jour...

Is The Syrian Rebellion Now In Its Deathwatch Phase?

The Deathwatch Phase -- Strategy Page December 21, 2012: The Syrian rebellion is now in its deathwatch phase. The government is doomed and i...

The Endgame For Syrian President Assad

SYRIA EXPERT: Assad Will Eventually Flee To The Coast And Rebels Will Battle Each Other -- Michael Kelley, Business Insider Syria expert Jos...