News & Views
February 8, 2019
Assad is a direct enemy to the US, Here is Why
Hezbollah commits to an all-out fight to save Assad, for the same reasons for which the US classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. To keep committing terrorist attacks against the US
February 6, 2019
Children and babies die as temperatures plummet in Syria
“At least 29 children and newborns are reported to have died over the past eight weeks, mainly from hypothermia, while travelling to the camp or shortly after arrival,” the WHO said in a statement
February 5, 2019
What Awaits the Syrian Arab Army?
Russia’s plans for the Tiger Forces in the postwar era remain to be seen. One could argue that Russian military advisors could transform General Suheil al-Hassan’s formation into a rapid reaction force
February 4, 2019
The Caesar Bill is a Step in the Right Direction
Caesar’s Law should not be portrayed as a victory for justice in Syria. It is a good step on the right path, but the Syrian people must hold on to this and develop it until the day comes when they can see justice and their oppressors are judged and condemned
February 1, 2019
US court finds Assad regime liable for Marie Colvin’s death in Syria
Syria ordered to pay $300m over death of Sunday Times journalist in ‘targeted’ shelling in 2012
January 31, 2019
From the Social Market Economy to the National Partnership: The conflict elite and public-private partnerships in a post-war Syria
Nobody in Syria is talking about all of the policy documents being produced in the West about Syrian reconstruction
January 30, 2019
Spending despots’ riches on refugees: a good proposal?
Last week, the World Refugee Council took its recommendations to the African Union, which has agreed to implement some of them regionally
January 30, 2019
“We know that Bashar al-Assad, and his Russian and Iranian backers, have committed countless war crimes
“We know about these crimes because of brave individuals like Caesar, a Syrian defector from the Assad regime
January 26, 2019
Refugee group: Use frozen billions to aid world’s displaced
Axworthy said the World Bank has estimated that there are between $15 billion and $20 billion “in purloined assets that various political leaders have stolen from their people
