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Syria: Descending into Civil War

by Walden Bello | Mar 26, 2012

I am here in my role as head of the Philippine House of Representatives Committee on Overseas Workers’ Affairs. My trip to Homs is part of a mission to locate Filipino overseas workers in Syria—mainly domestic workers—who are still in the country or have been killed in the fighting. The plan is to repatriate them or their remains to the Philippines. Filipino workers are among the millions of overseas workers who have been or are likely to be caught in the crossfire of the still continuing Arab Spring.

Assad Is Not All That’s Toxic About Syria

by Russ Wellen | Mar 9, 2012

Syria possesses massive amounts of chemical weapons.

Cut Off the Money From Syria’s Enablers

by Kathy Mulvey | Mar 8, 2012

It’s time to identify those sectors, such as weapons, from which the Assad regime derives its power — and disrupt business as usual.

Solving Syria Requires Separating Myth From Reality

by Conn Hallinan | Mar 5, 2012

Since it sits at the strategic heart of the Middle East, separating myth from reality in Syria is crucial.

Questioning Intervention in Syria: A Response to Anne-Marie Slaughter

by Michael Busch | Mar 2, 2012

Anne-Marie Slaughter forgets that humanitarian intervention is frequently seen as a Trojan horse designed to smuggle imperial intent past the gates of state sovereignty.

Syria: The Wrong Drum to Beat

by Peter Certo | Feb 24, 2012

The Obama administration’s opposition to arming the opposition in Syria appears to be weakening.

In the Aftermath of Libya: a Chance to Define “Responsibility to Protect”

by Paul Mutter | Feb 18, 2012

Responsibility to protect (R2P) must focus on persuading militias to lay down their arms and commit to a political process.

Proactive Syrian Opposition Intent on Not Becoming Another Iraq or Libya

by Russ Wellen | Feb 17, 2012

With his reporting from Syria for alJazeera, Nir Rose has provided not only a comprehensive overview, but stunning insights.

Adding Fuel to Syria’s Fire

by Anya Barry | Feb 13, 2012

Despite the widespread international denunciation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the government in Damascus continues to crack down hard on the country’s growing domestic opposition. “They are moving in a direction that completely shows that they are absolutely out of touch,” says Yasser Tabbara, the secretary general of the Syrian National Council (SNC), a government opposition group. Other countries in the region have experienced revolutions, but Syria remains in a state of uncertainty. At the UN, China and Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government’s actions, making a coordinated international response even more difficult.