What the discovery of Assad-era chemical weapons means for Syria
Let’s be entirely clear about what is happening in Syria right now, because the mainstream pundits always want to cloud a clean moral picture with hand-wringing.
By Maya Ellison ·
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Damascus verdict on Assad proves history demands accountability
There are moments in history when the sheer weight of atrocity becomes so monumental, so deeply etched into the collective memory of a people, that justice cannot remain merely an abstract concept.
By Maya Ellison ·
Tartous and Hmeimim: Syria gains civilian control from Russia
The arithmetic of great power politics rarely involves the dramatic speeches we see on cable news; it is usually found in memoranda of understanding, signed far from camera…
By Dana Whitfield ·