Posts About Syria
For Iraq Stability, Look to Iran and Syria
Iraq's insecurity now comes largely from ethnic strife and internal power-sharing disagreements - issues that aren't helped by displays of American military power.
Palestinian Land, Freedom, and Justice
The Palestinian and Arab dream is not so far removed from Martin Luther King's.
America's Strange Silence
Why has the U.S. done nothing to help these talks along? That's the biggest mystery here.
Syria and Israel Talk Peace
PostGlobal has released a special debate, 'Syria and Israel Talk Peace', discussing the ongoing talks, their significance for the region, and whether they're different from other peace attempts in the past.
Brzezinski on Israel-Syria Talks
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Talks Poised to Bring Iranian Rebirth
Iran will gain ground in the tug-of-war with the United States
Syria Will Stick With Iran
The Syria-Iran alliance will persist no matter what happens with Israel, because its roots are far more complicated.
Missing From Talks: Sincerity
Neither Syria nor Israel is prepared or willing to make the necessary concessions.
Region's Dynamic Will Change, Regardless of the Outcome
Peace isn't likely, but a regional shake-up is.
The Middle East's Passive Peacemakers
The middle-men in the talks stand to gain the most from their success
Syria-Israel Talks Prove an Ideological Common Ground
The talks themselves represent a paradigmatic shift in the region.
Long-Term Solution Not Likely - Yet
Israel cannot make peace with Syria without first resolving Palestine.
Syrian Population Rides Political Tides
For many years, Syria suffered from major depopulation, when people were forced to leave due to political upheavals.
Wanted: Inspiring Syrian Heroes
Young Syrians want leaders who attract investment and jobs, not those who preach revolution.
Olmert's Last-Chance Dance
What Ehud Olmert should – but probably won’t - tell George Bush on Wednesday in the White House.
Syria's Misguided Optimism
Young nations—like young people—sometimes do crazy things. The Syrian Republic was 28 years old when the Golan Heights were occupied in 1967. Young, passionate, spirited—and foolish—it dragged itself, and everybody around it, into a imbalanced war with Israel. The rest...
Damascus Needs Lovers
Syria’s capital has few good role models for how to love.
Good Christians, and Orientalists to the Bone
Christmas celebrations in Syria don’t mean westernization – after all, Christmas came from the East.
Stick to Basics: Arab-Israeli Coexistence
Given his role in taking Britain into war in Iraq and Afghanistan, it will be a tough job for Tony Blair to play the role of a peacemaker in the Middle East. However, he should lose no time trying to mediate the current factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah. He can't do this himself, and will need to get the Arab states more involved.
