What’s the point of the UN Security Council if its members can’t even sign resolutions holding the Syrian government accountable for its crimes?
Security Council’s Failure to Condemn Assad Betrays Its Reason for Being
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Middle East & North Africa
Westerners Forget – or Don’t Care – That Most Victims of Islamic Extremist Attacks Are Muslim
A little-known reason why Muslims attack Muslims.
How Assad Declared Open Season on the People of Syria
With each UN Security Council veto, Syrian President Assad increased the intensity of his attacks on his own people.
UN Security Council Vetoes Gave Assad License to Attack Syrians
Russia and China enabled Syrian President Assad’s war on his own people.
U.S. Intervention in Syria Wouldn’t Be an Issue if the UN Security Council Did Its Job
The U.S. can’t resist jumping into the security vacuum created when Russia and China refuse to help rein in Syrian President Assad.
Libya’s Downward Spiral, Part 2
“Smart power at its best,” as Hillary Clinton called our intervention into Libya, doesn’t seem like much of an improvement over the heavy-handed use of force.
Libya’s Downward Spiral, Part 1
Most Americans are oblivious to the suffering we have caused to the people of Libya.
From Paris to Istanbul, More ‘War on Terror’ Means More Terrorist Attacks
As ISIS loses territory, it returns to mass-casualty attacks against civilians. That’s why military-first approaches to terrorism are doomed to failure.
If the UN Won’t Stop Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen, the U.S. Should
It’s time to implement a full ban on U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Assad Regime Must Pay Reparations to Help With Costs of Refugee Crisis
Is there a way, beyond sanctions, of recouping costs for the refugee crisis from the Assad regime?