Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS
Weakening ISIS requires eroding the support it relies on from tribal leaders, military figures, and ordinary Iraqi Sunnis. Here’s how to do it without bombs.
Sectarian Jihad in Syria: Made in the USA?
What has been largely been reported as a civil war in Syria is, in fact, no such thing.
Syria: The End of the Beginning
Defectors are leaking from the Assad regime as if it were a sieve.
Syria Seeks to Turn Annan Peace Proposal Into Surrender Document
The Assad administration seeks to double-down on Kofi Annan’s peace proposal by demanding the opposition turn in its weapons.
The Militarization of the Syrian Uprising
Has the Free Syrian Army stolen the revolution?