Syria Commentary

Syria Part of Aggressive Iranian Strategy

Iran's role in Syria is part of a broader campaign to rebuild the broken regional order on its own terms.

Obama's Confusing Syria Calculus

The new policy creates more questions than answers.

Syria Crosses the Red Line

Obama announces deeper involvement in Syria. What now?

The Moral Minimum in Arming Rebels

Guns for "good guys" committing atrocities should be a no-go.

Israel Conflicted on Assad

Apparently contradictory statements on Syria have emerged, shedding light on the dilemma Israel faces on its northeastern border.

The Doomed Syrian Peace Bid

It's the shattered nation's best hope. And it's not likely to work.

NATO's Not Attacking

The Atlantic alliance said it wouldn't go into Libya, but did. On Syria, the same promises are more credible.

Lebanon Inches Toward Disaster

The old sectarian tensions are reawakening as Syria burns.

Syrian Peace and the Bosnia Precedent

Could the Dayton agreement be a model for ending the Syrian civil war?

Ghosts of Iraq

Both sides of the Syria intervention debate are haunted by the last big war.

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June 20, 2013