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Published in: civilResistanceOpposition to intervention in Syria utilitarian, not ideologicalWhether 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....
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Published in: HomeDemocracy, Syria and the western way of warThe manner in which the Syrian crisis has been addressed by western polities signals a shift, at least for now, in...
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Published in: HomeSyria isn’t Kosovo and this isn’t 1999. Not even close
Grasping at vague notions of Kosovo as a ‘good war’ may be expedient - any precedent will do in a pinch. But this...
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Published in: HomeWhat to do in Syria?
The war in Syria is illegal. If a criminal had poisoned someone, our concern would be how to protect the public from...
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Published in: HomeSyria, the path to new war
The United States's military preparations, and Israel's growing involvement, reveal the momentum to a dangerous...
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Published in: openSecurityRaising our sights in Syria
Neither ending the bloodshed nor preventing the further use of weapons of mass destruction in Syria is served by...
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Published in: HomeWelcoming the vote of the British Parliament while supporting the Syrian uprising
The best way to “punish” the Syrian regime is to enable the popular uprising to break it, not to bomb the country.
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Published in: openSecuritySyria after Ghouta: the urge to act, and the need to act wisely
Regardless of how ‘surgical’ strikes are claimed to be, military action is a blunt instrument that, in this case, is...
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Published in: openSecurityQuestions raised and risks posed by Syrian intervention
Part One of a two-part analysis of the geopolitical sectarian dynamics and possible fall-out of military...
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Published in: HomeSyria: do something
Western readers need to understand why some Syrians support, while others oppose, a military intervention in their country.
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Published in: HomeSyria and Egypt: genocidal violence, western response
Genocide is both taking on new forms in the era of democratic revolution and exposing the defective reactions of...
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Published in: HomeNegotiating limits of war in Syria through global media
War rhetoric in the media this week seemed to imply the impending end of Syria’s Assad regime and the spread of...
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Published in: HomeSyria, a fatal choice
The momentum in the United States is shifting towards a larger-scale attack on the Assad regime. But even a limited...
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Published in: openSecuritySyria: the pace quickens — but towards what?
Soon, military action against the Assad regime by western powers may be all but inevitable. But what kind of action,...
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Published in: HomeMass slaughter of civilian Kurds in Syria ignites heavy clashes and mass exodusThe al-Qaeda linked “Jabhat al-Nusra” (al-Nusra Front) in Syria, stands accused of instigating a sectarian racist...
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Published in: HomeSyria: days of decision
The probability that the United States will make a single military reponse to the chemical-weapons assault near...
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Published in: HomeAid local councils, not the Syrian National Coalition
Countries wanting to aid the Syrian revolution must focus on local councils like that of Manjib, not the Syrian...
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Published in: openSecuritySyria: no military victory, no political solution?
Video: The Friends of Syria have played what may be their 'last card' - what difference will it make on the ground?...
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Published in: HomeSyria, spiral of war
The provision of more sophisticated arms to Syria's rebels, in which Saudi Arabia is now deeply involved, will...
