The fall of the Soviet Union pleased America immensely, but the return of its ghost in Russia as a major player on the international stage is a concern. Post-Cold...

On the heels of the British parliament's refusal to sanction a military attack on Syria, US President Barack Obama drove the issue of a possible intervention to a dead-end...

On 16 April, it emerged that the US was sending 200 troops to Jordan, to establish a small headquarters near the border with Syria. While these troops will initially...

On May 7th, 2013, the United States and Russia agreed to hold an international conference to end the war and "prevent the dismantlement of Syria". The agreement was announced...

After more than two years, the conflict in Syria shows no sign of abating. If anything, the situation appears to be getting more intractable, as different foreign interests support...

Visiting Aleppo in late July was one of the most horrendous journeys I have ever undertaken. Travelling in a convoy of 30 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid, my initial...

There's little trust in America's motives, and an airstrike would not stop the brutal slaughter of civilians. Far better to help the rebels directly The Arab world has longed...

If President Barack Obama has disappointed the Syrian opposition by seeking congressional approval for an attack on Syria, he did the same to America's allies in the Middle East....

Debates have taken place around the world about the crimes committed in Syria, the most worrying of which was the death and injury of thousands due to the use...

US Secretary of State John Kerry is prepared to say anything in order to rally support for Barack Obama's plans for a military attack against Syria, including outright lies....

Last week, Congress was due to vote on a resolution which would authorize US President Barak Obama to conduct "limited" military strikes, aimed at "deterring" Syria's leader Bashar Al-Assad...

Part 1: A green light to Assad Ever since the Syrian regime gassed its own citizens in the Damascus suburbs in a chemical attack on August 21, the issue...

Part 2: The destruction of a people On Monday, the residents of Kafr Zeita, a town in north central Syria, were retrieving the corpses of their loved ones from...

The Revolution Leadership Council in Damascus (RLCD) For a long time, I thought commentary about the international community's 'inaction' and 'impotence' and the rest of it has become clichés...

After 30 months of violence, Syria appears to have collapsed and is almost lifeless. More than two-thirds of the population are in danger and much of the infrastructure has...