Between downing a Turkish war plane and military defections, President Assad is beginning to look cornered.
Syrian Regime Hastening Its Own Demise
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War & Peace
Is Qatar’s Foreign Policy Sustainable?
Qatar, home to only 225,000 natives and 1.7 million foreign workers, has emerged as an influential regional actor in recent years. Emir Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has ruled Qatar since 1995, when he replaced his father in a bloodless palace coup, and has pursued an ambitious foreign policy for his statelet. Natural resource wealth, ownership of Al Jazeera, and a carefully constructed web of foreign alliances have allowed Doha to project itself throughout the Middle East.
Preempting the Need for Vetting Insurgents
If rebels knew how to behave in advance, the process of providing them with aid would be expedited.
Carnage in the Streets of Iraq
In the most violent day in Iraq since the United States pulled out its remaining troops last December, a series of well-thought-out and coordinated terrorist strikes across the country killed approximately 80 Iraqis last Wednesday. As is usually the case in Iraq, members of the Shia community constituted most of the casualties, with some of the most powerfully built bombs detonated in neighborhoods jammed packed with Shia worshipers making their way to northern Baghdad on a religious commemoration ceremony.
Review: Drone Warfare
Medea Benjamin is one of the founders of CODEPINK, a peace and social justice movement that has been working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and prevent new wars. In her recent book, Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, she educates her readers on the growing use by the United States and countries around the world of this no-accountability, remotely piloted aircraft.
Recent Arms Purchases by Azerbaijan a Hedge Against Armenia, Not Iran
Even with its newly acquired weapons, Azerbaijan is ill-prepared to face off against Iran.
My Non-intervention Problem
Progressives are advised to temper their reflexive antipathy toward intervention.
Syria, the United States, and the El Salvador Option (Part One)
The United States has been funding Syria opposition groups since 2005.
Playing the Spoiler in Colombia
When Barack Obama entered office in 2009, many Latin America specialists reveled in the prospect that U.S. policy would reform its Cold War approach to a region that is a major source of foreign oil, illegal immigration, and illicit narcotics. The United States would at last recognize and address the complex political and economic dynamics of a region still struggling with its colonial legacy, and where one-third of people still endure often extreme poverty.
U.S. in No Position to Condemn Alleged Russian Transfer of Helicopter Gunships to Syrian Regime
The Obama administration’s opposition to the alleged Russian arms sale is the result reflects a desire to weaken the Syrian regime’s ability to combat rebels armed by U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar.