LONDON — The stunning parliamentary defeat on Thursday for Prime Minister David Cameron, which led him to rule out British military participation in any strike on Syria, reflected British fears of rushing to act against Damascus without certain evidence.
Read MoreThe Obama administration has refused to send gas masks and other chemical-weapons protection gear to Syrian opposition groups, despite numerous requests dating back more than a year and until the reported chemical-weapons attack that struck the Damascus suburbs August 21.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, President Obama appointed his administration’s third special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. The advocacy community is hoping that the third time is a charm for what they see as a failed strategy for responding to the ongoing conflicts in the region, which include the Darfur crisis and simmering tension between Sudan and South Sudan.
Read MoreSyrian activists took the YouTube videos that dragged America to the brink of war — and then paid with their lives.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — President Obama is prepared to move ahead with a limited military strike on Syria, administration officials said Thursday, despite a stinging rejection of such action by America’s stalwart ally Britain and mounting questions from Congress.
Read MoreCAIRO — Egyptians on Thursday braced for the ninth weekend of protests against the military’s ouster of the country’s president as the looming possibility of Western airstrikes against Syria injected a new element of volatility onto the streets.
Read More(Reuters) – Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab uprisings of 2011, is locked in a standoff between its Islamist-led government and secular opposition that could be decisive for the success of its experiment in democracy. The small North African nation could still make this work, if its political class can rise above party rivalries to follow a…
Read MoreGAZIANTEP, TURKEY—In August, AIC began implementation of an anti-violence program in Gaziantep, Turkey, aimed at peaceful conflict resolution by preventing revenge and retaliatory violence through educating influential Syrians from the liberated Syrian areas in innovative methods in community violence detection and mitigation. Gaziantep is very close to the Syrian border. The program launched between August…
Read MoreIn 48 hours, the Obama team went from controlled anger over a reported chemical-weapons attack to prepping for air strikes against Assad. Eleanor Clift and Josh Rogin go inside the shift—and assess the risks.
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