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How To Get Rid of Assad By Engaging Him
This article is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
It’s Time to Arm the Syrian Opposition
This is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
The Honor of Aleppo
Before 2013 begins, catch up on the best of 2012. From now until the New Year, we will be re-posting some of The New Republic’s most thought-provoking pieces of the year. Enjoy. I. READ MORE >>
Will Peace Monitors Change Anything In Syria?
In recent days, international peace monitors have arrived in Syria to evaluate whether the violent government crackdown there has ended. The monitors’ tour began inauspiciously when one leader declared that he saw “nothing frightening” in Homs, a city which has suffered devastating violence throughout the uprising. Which factors limit the success of human rights monitoring? READ MORE >>
The Cult: The Twisted, Terrifying Last Days of Assad’s Syria
Many Damascenes these days prefer to watch the government-run TV stations. Elsewhere, the news is bad. The local channels, with local announcers, speaking in proper Syrian Arabic, are often sweet. Often the broadcasters on these stations are beautiful young women. They smile a lot. Their channels say that in some outlying districts, vandals and religious fanatics have moved in, and have had to be removed by the army. But now all is back to normal. READ MORE >>
