Every tyrant has now learned the Syrian lesson: you can bomb your cities and kill with impunity. How the West failed so horribly.
With Syria, Vladimir Putin wanted the world to know Russia is once again a major military player. Mission accomplished.
The defection of Assad’s prime minister is more than just a tactical problem for Syria’s dictator
A cautionary tale for those who move in the world of fashionable ideas—with Syria as its setting.
The instability that follows Assad’s fall will be felt far beyond Syria