Added on 05/09/2013
Mondoweiss
Al-Assad family , America , American Israel Public Affairs Committee , Asia , Assad family , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Chemical weapons , Chuck Hagel , Congress , Henry Waxman , International reactions to the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising , Iran , Israel , Israel lobby in the United States , Middle East , Mira Resnick , Politics , Republican Jewish Coalition , Senate , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , War/Conflict , White House
![Strike on Syria: The Lobby’s In Overdrive Strike on Syria: The Lobby’s In Overdrive](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/aipac-2.si_-e1378386575433.jpg)
MONDOWEISS: As the vote in Congress nears there is one group of ‘cheerleaders for war’ who are working particularly hard.
Added on 02/09/2013
Crossroads Arabia
Al-Assad family , Arab League , Asia , Assad family , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Politics , Politics of Syria , President , Protests in Syria , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , War/Conflict
![‘Stop Dithering’. Saudi’s Message to Obama on Syria ‘Stop Dithering’. Saudi’s Message to Obama on Syria](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/obama-syria-e1378128918457.jpg)
CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s clear that impatience with Barack Obama’s position on Syria is growing within the Kingdom. So what next?
Added on 16/06/2013
Tabsir
Asia , Assad family , Bashar al-Asad , Bashar al-Assad , Fertile Crescent , Iran , Israel , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , Obama , Politics , President , Syria , United Arab Republic , United States
![“Game Changer”: Is This The Phrase That Will Haunt Obama? “Game Changer”: Is This The Phrase That Will Haunt Obama?](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/obama-e1371386191942.jpg)
DANIEL M. VARISCO: For George W. Bush the phrase was ‘Mission Accomplished’. For his successor there could be another phrase that defines his foreign affair policy
Added on 04/05/2013
Mondoweiss
A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm , Alawi , Andrew Tabler , Asia , Assad family , Bashar al-Assad , Fertile Crescent , Iraq , Israel , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Israel–United States relations , Joshua Landis , Melissa Block , Middle East , Neoconservatism , Politics , Syria , Zionism
![‘Sauce, Goose, Gander’: Political vs Family Ties in Public Debate ‘Sauce, Goose, Gander’: Political vs Family Ties in Public Debate](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/npr-faces_jess_thekitchenwitch_custom-5800b44a6a662208562ef1fd6acfb4fe1540abea-s6-c10-e1367656398690.jpg)
PHILIP WEISS, CGNEWS: Josh Landis’s marriage to a Syrian Alawite was judged fair game in a discussion on his views on the political situation. Why only him?
Added on 22/04/2013
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Al-Assad family , Asia , Assad family , Bashar al-Assad , Chechnya , Damascus , Hafez Al Assad , Middle East , Obama , Politics , President , Russia , Shabeeha , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , Vladimir Putin , War/Conflict
![Obama Telephones Putin: Regional Implications of Boston Obama Telephones Putin: Regional Implications of Boston](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/obama-putin-e1366616688799.jpg)
JUAN COLE: It’s clear that reverberations from the Boston bombings will spread to Chechnya and beyond. How will it impact the U.S view of Syria?
Added on 28/01/2013
Mich Cafe
Al-Assad family , Amazonian Guard , Angels , Asia , Assad family , Bashar al-Assad , Middle East , Moammar Gaddafi , Muammar Gaddafi , Protective security units , Syria
![‘Charlie’ Had His ‘Angels’, Now Assad Has ‘Lionesses’ ‘Charlie’ Had His ‘Angels’, Now Assad Has ‘Lionesses’](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/assad-lionesse-e1359347280464.jpg)
MICH CAFE: It seems to be a common theme among Arab dictators – recruiting women to front up the military in your regime.