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Democratic forces persist amid brutal regime violence and sectarian conflict.
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
The United States will lose the war for control of the Middle East.
Andrew J. Bacevich, Stephen Kinzer
Negotiations may ease the humanitarian crisis—while strengthening Assad.
Stephen Zunes
Europe must accept that post-nationalism, by nature, is porous at its borders.
Paul Linden-Retek
Fears of terrorism, and President Erdoğan’s rivalry with an exiled theologian, have become excuses for censorship and repression.
Umar Farooq
For anti-Assad rebels, a southern spring has become a kind of suicide bomb.
Alisa Reznick
It is time for the United States to take responsibility for the war it encouraged in Syria.
Aziz Z. Huq
It creates more violent terrorists and leaves no one who can talk peace.
Alex de Waal
“Reports of the demise of Israeli-U.S. relations are not only premature, they’re just wrong.” It is hard to disagree.
Simon Waxman
The U.S. is responsible.
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The conflict doesn't need more architects.
Assaf Sharon
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Danny Postel
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