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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Syrian president thanks nation for getting off US state terror list
The news cycle loves a clean narrative—a dramatic curtain drop signaling freedom and prosperity.
By Alma Cordero ·
Washington's talks in Jordan are merely armistice protocol for Syria
The persistent narrative emanating from Damascus and Washington is that high-level talks are successfully "easing tensions" between Syria and Israel.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Israel's Abu Duhur strikes condemned by US and Turkey
The pattern, as always, is predictable and profoundly disappointing.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Israeli strikes at Abu Duhur prove external powers violate sovereignty
When you are running a seed dealership, or keeping the books for a struggling Main Street hardware store, you understand that every disruption has a cost—a concrete number in…
By Ruth Behrens ·
Trump’s exclusion policies mirror Apartheid on the Mexico–U.S. border
The persistent focus on border walls and visa restrictions is never about security; it is always about defining who belongs and who must be expelled.
By Sophie Naimi ·
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 ·
ICE prepares major operation targeting Haitians losing TPS after Supreme Court ruling
The American commitment to the rule of law is routinely tested when Washington decides who gets to stay and who must go. This week, U.S.
By Grant Colby ·