Opinions

In the run-up to a deal, Iran does as it pleases

The West’s prominent argument claiming that the Islamic Republic will moderate its foreign policy and be a part of the…

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De Mistora, why don’t you invite ISIS as well to Geneva?

A week ago, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura defied everyone regarding an international conference for Syria and insisted on…

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The erratic ISIS and Baath party connection

The reported death, yet to be confirmed, of the King of Clubs, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, in the notorious U.S. most-wanted…

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‘Mother Syria’ is lost amid ISIS’s modern-day colony

As the Arab world marks Mother’s Day today, Syria’s historical legacy must be remembered. Nestled within the ancient Mesopotamia region,…

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What was behind Israel’s strike in Syria that killed an Iranian general?

On Sunday, an Israeli drone strike in southern Syria left six Hezbollah and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel dead —…

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Half solutions are the solution in Syria

Politics is the art of the possible and the possible is the essence of the initiative by the new United…

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In Syria, the alliance of minorities is counterproductive

Sultan Al-Atrash, a leading figure in the Great Syrian Revolt against the French in 1925, remains a larger-than-life hero in…

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Iran’s human rights record is spiraling downwards

The latest findings which were revealed this week to the United Nations General Assembly highlight the increasing alarm with regards to the…

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An independent Kurdistan? Be careful what you wish for

Let’s imagine a world where the long-supported Kurdistan came to being in the Middle East, in a place between Turkey,…

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How the Syrian uprising led to ISIS’ rise, not democracy (Part 1)

This article is a first in a three-part series exploring the erosion of the 2011 Syrian uprising When mass protests…

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