The Syrian Endgame -- Fred Kaplan, Slate
There are no guarantees. But in almost every scenario, the violence will persist.
So what happens after Bashar al-Assad falls? Do the new Syrian leaders sever ties with Iran and Hezbollah, to say nothing of Russia and China? Do they make friends with the Saudis, the Turks, and even us? Does the place slide into anarchy, leaving power to those radicals most adept at filling vacuums and then imposing total rule?
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Is Syria’s Bashar Assad Going the Way of Muammar Gaddafi? -- Vivienne Walt, Time
Syrian Opposition Leaders: We Need U.S. Weapons -- Eli Lake, The Daily Beast
Is Syria threatening to use chemical weapons or not? -- Ty McCormick, Foreign Policy
Russia will be big loser if Assad falls, analysts say -- Robert Windrem, NBC
No Sanctuary for Assad -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard
Inside the quiet effort to plan for a post-Assad Syria -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy
The U.S. must help Syria -- Danielle Pletka, Washington Post
As desperate Syrians flee, UN pleas for aid go unmet -- Toronto Star editorial
On My Mind: Ramadan in Syria -- kenneth Bandler, Jerusalem Post
Egypt Opens To Gaza -- Elliott Abrams, Council On Foreign Relations
Holding Iran accountable for terrorist attacks -- Washington Post editorial
Why the Indian government is paralysed -- Prem Shankar Jha, The Hindu
As Kenya's Olympians run, a divided nation has chance to unite -- Fredrick Nzwili, Christian Science Monitor
What the Islamist Takeover of Northern Mali Really Means -- Eliza Griswold, The New Republic
The Threat to Greek Democracy -- E. Wayne Merry, The National Interest
Russia will be big loser if Assad falls, analysts say -- Robert Windrem, NBC
No Sanctuary for Assad -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard
Inside the quiet effort to plan for a post-Assad Syria -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy
The U.S. must help Syria -- Danielle Pletka, Washington Post
As desperate Syrians flee, UN pleas for aid go unmet -- Toronto Star editorial
On My Mind: Ramadan in Syria -- kenneth Bandler, Jerusalem Post
Egypt Opens To Gaza -- Elliott Abrams, Council On Foreign Relations
Holding Iran accountable for terrorist attacks -- Washington Post editorial
Why the Indian government is paralysed -- Prem Shankar Jha, The Hindu
As Kenya's Olympians run, a divided nation has chance to unite -- Fredrick Nzwili, Christian Science Monitor
What the Islamist Takeover of Northern Mali Really Means -- Eliza Griswold, The New Republic
The Threat to Greek Democracy -- E. Wayne Merry, The National Interest
As desperate Syrians flee, UN pleas for aid go unmet -- Toronto Star editorial
On My Mind: Ramadan in Syria -- kenneth Bandler, Jerusalem Post
Egypt Opens To Gaza -- Elliott Abrams, Council On Foreign Relations
Holding Iran accountable for terrorist attacks -- Washington Post editorial
Why the Indian government is paralysed -- Prem Shankar Jha, The Hindu
As Kenya's Olympians run, a divided nation has chance to unite -- Fredrick Nzwili, Christian Science Monitor
What the Islamist Takeover of Northern Mali Really Means -- Eliza Griswold, The New Republic
The Threat to Greek Democracy -- E. Wayne Merry, The National Interest
Does Obama Have a Foreign Policy Edge? -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Why is Google picking a fight with the mafia? -- Steven Dudley, Christian Science Monitor/InSight Crime
The One Capitalism That Dare Not Speak Its Name -- Pankaj Mishra, Bloomberg
On My Mind: Ramadan in Syria -- kenneth Bandler, Jerusalem Post
Egypt Opens To Gaza -- Elliott Abrams, Council On Foreign Relations
Holding Iran accountable for terrorist attacks -- Washington Post editorial
Why the Indian government is paralysed -- Prem Shankar Jha, The Hindu
As Kenya's Olympians run, a divided nation has chance to unite -- Fredrick Nzwili, Christian Science Monitor
What the Islamist Takeover of Northern Mali Really Means -- Eliza Griswold, The New Republic
The Threat to Greek Democracy -- E. Wayne Merry, The National Interest
Does Obama Have a Foreign Policy Edge? -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Why is Google picking a fight with the mafia? -- Steven Dudley, Christian Science Monitor/InSight Crime
The One Capitalism That Dare Not Speak Its Name -- Pankaj Mishra, Bloomberg