With Syria Peace Plan In Disarray, What Next? -- Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times
To the surprise of hardly anyone, the peace plan for Syria brokered by U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan is collapsing in a hail of bullets and artillery. The question is whether anyone has the stomach for tougher action.
Despite low expectations that Annan's plan for averting all-out civil war would have much influence with Syrian President Bashar Assad, it was the only one on offer — a necessary first step, according to veteran diplomats and security experts.
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Arm the rebels to end strife in Syria -- Mustafa Alani, Gulf News
The Options in Syria: Bashar al-Assad said he'd stop shooting on April 10. He lied. So what now? -- Bruce Jones, Foreign Policy
To Stop the Killing, Deal With Assad -- Asli U. Bali and Aziz F. Rana, New York Times
Squandered leverage over Iran -- Michael Singh, Washington Post
Saudi Arabia: The Man Who Would Be King -- Simon Henderson, Foreign Policy
Bush Was Right -- Gary C. Gambill, Foreign Policy
The U.S. has
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Arm the rebels to end strife in Syria -- Mustafa Alani, Gulf News
The Options in Syria: Bashar al-Assad said he'd stop shooting on April 10. He lied. So what now? -- Bruce Jones, Foreign Policy
To Stop the Killing, Deal With Assad -- Asli U. Bali and Aziz F. Rana, New York Times
Squandered leverage over Iran -- Michael Singh, Washington Post
Saudi Arabia: The Man Who Would Be King -- Simon Henderson, Foreign Policy
Bush Was Right -- Gary C. Gambill, Foreign Policy
The U.S. has
The Options in Syria: Bashar al-Assad said he'd stop shooting on April 10. He lied. So what now? -- Bruce Jones, Foreign Policy
To Stop the Killing, Deal With Assad -- Asli U. Bali and Aziz F. Rana, New York Times
Squandered leverage over Iran -- Michael Singh, Washington Post
Saudi Arabia: The Man Who Would Be King -- Simon Henderson, Foreign Policy
Bush Was Right -- Gary C. Gambill, Foreign Policy
The U.S. has little leverage to stop North Korea’s missile test -- Washington Post editorial
Why India needs an ICBM -- Radhakrishna Rao, DNA India
A tsunami-warning system makes waves -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Spain’s 'lose-lose' struggle reignites euro crisis -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph
To Stop the Killing, Deal With Assad -- Asli U. Bali and Aziz F. Rana, New York Times
Squandered leverage over Iran -- Michael Singh, Washington Post
Saudi Arabia: The Man Who Would Be King -- Simon Henderson, Foreign Policy
Bush Was Right -- Gary C. Gambill, Foreign Policy
The U.S. has little leverage to stop North Korea’s missile test -- Washington Post editorial
Why India needs an ICBM -- Radhakrishna Rao, DNA India
A tsunami-warning system makes waves -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Spain’s 'lose-lose' struggle reignites euro crisis -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph