Assad’s Survival Strategy
The Syrian president is relying on a blend of repression, promises of reform, and anxiety about what comes next to defuse an unexpected challenge to his rule.
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Two months ago, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad famously told the Wall Street Journal that he had nothing to fear from the wave of popular protests convulsing the Arab world because his government...
View ArticleThe Hard Man of Damascus
Let's be clear. There can be no real democratic reform in Bashar al-Assad's Syria.
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With Syrian troops encircling the city of Hama, Barack Obama’s administration and its European counterparts continue to hold out hope that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be coaxed into accepting...
View ArticleTwo Cheers for Syrian Islamists
So the rebels aren't secular Jeffersonians. As far as America is concerned, it doesn't much matter.
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