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Published in: civilResistanceRuthless regimes not impervious to civil resistance: A reply to Maged MandourThere is little systematic evidence to suggest that “ruthlessness” is, in and of itself, a critical variable.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBeyond civil resistance: the case of SyriaCivil resistance is not sufficient to bring down a ruthless regime, as one can see in Bahrain or in Yemen. But...
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Published in: HomeOn Syria, most thoughtful people are torn
Foreign military intervention would prolong the war and increase the carnage still further. But this does not mean...
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Published in: HomeA reply to Stephen Zunes on military intervention in Syria
This is a reply to Stephen Zunes' response to the author. Zunes argues that violent or nonviolent movements alike...
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Published in: HomeMission accomplished? Syria, the antiwar movement and the spirit of internationalism
The Assad killing machine, which was overwhelmingly nonchemical to begin with, can continue unfettered on its...
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Published in: civilResistanceThe Syrian resistance: a tale of two struggles, Part 2Probabilities are always shredded by violent conflict, except the probability that freedom and justice will be...
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Published in: civilResistanceThe Syrian resistance: a tale of two strugglesIn Syria, mixing violent and nonviolent resistance jeopardized people power, particularly when violence became the...
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Published in: civilResistanceOpposition to intervention in Syria utilitarian, not ideological
Whether or not a movement is primarily violent or nonviolent, what is important is whether it employs strategies and...
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Published in: HomeSyria, savagery, and self-determination: what those against military intervention are missingMilitary intervention, as regrettable and complicated as it may be, is the only way to stop Assad’s killing machine....
