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terview with Ray Takeyh Article 3. RCR The Brotherhood's Walking Korans Hillel Fradkin and Lewis Libby Article 4. Foreign Affairs Alawites for Assad: Why the Syrian Sect Backs the Regime Leon Goldsmith Article 5. Project Syndicate The Paranoid Style in Chinese Politics Minxin Pei Article 6.

Lebanon, and so forth. And when Iranians look at the region, they seem to feel--and increasingly, others are joining them in that opinion--that the Bashar al-Assad regime may prove in fact more durable, that he may somehow survive this insurrection and this wave of protest, and if Assad survives and can someho

me Leon Goldsmith April 16, 2012 -- Since the start of the revolt in Syria, the country's Alawites have been instrumental in maintaining President Bashar al- Assad's hold on power. A sect of Shia Islam, the Alawites comprise roughly 13 percent of the population and form the bulk of Syria's key milita

rity may well increase if he is elected president -- we may question the wisdom of the President's wager. DE Hillel Fradkin is a Senior Fellow with Hudson Institute where he directs its Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World. Lewis Libby is Senior Vice President of Hudson Institute where

nal Obama Lets the U.N. Tie His Hands on Syria Douglas J. Feith July 15, 2012 -- To retain power in the face of a popular revolt, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has killed nearly 15,000 civilians. From a humanitarian point of view, this is a crisis. From a national-interest point of view, it is an opportuni

ia's Turkish border, nor provided arms to the rebels. It has not helped establish a no-fly zone, nor has it supported NATO military strikes against Assad's forces. At first, Mr. Obama vainly called for Assad to behave humanely. Eventually, he vainly exhorted Assad to relinquish power. All the while,

with the global legalists who see national sovereignty as a problem to be overcome, not a principle to be cherished. Mr. Feith, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, served as under secretary of defense for policy from 2001 to 2005. The Guardian (London) Egypt: Tiielbattle for irl Editorial July 16, 2012 --

al Obama Lets the U.N. Tie His Hands on Syria Douglas J. Feith July 15, 2012 -- To retain power in the face of a popular revolt, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has killed nearly 15,000 civilians. From a humanitarian point of view, this is a crisis. From a national-interest point of view, it is an opportuni

ia's Turkish border, nor provided arms to the rebels. It has not helped establish a no-fly zone, nor has it supported NATO military strikes against Assad's forces. At first, Mr. Obama vainly called for Assad to behave humanely. Eventually, he vainly exhorted Assad to relinquish power. All the while,

with the global legalists who see national sovereignty as a problem to be overcome, not a principle to be cherished. Mr. Feith, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, served as under EFTA_R1_02207146 EFTA02722357 secretary of defense for policy from 2001 to 2005. Article 3. The Guardian (London) Egypt: The

ties even where the committee only sees difficulties. On Syria, for example, the report notes that 'Russia views its intervention in support of the Assad regime as a success, and it is dear that its presence in Syria presents the West with difficulty in supporting peace in the region. Russia's increa

the Economic Competition', with testimony from professor Walter Russell Mead; former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Chris Giancarlo; Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tim Morrison; Michigan State University Professor of Economics and International Relations Dr Lisa Cook; and Center for a New America

ties even where the committee only sees difficulties. On Syria, for example, the report notes that 'Russia views its intervention in support of the Assad regime as a success, and it is clear that its presence in Syria presents the West with difficulty in supporting peace in the region. Russia's increa

the Economic Competition', with testimony from professor Walter Russell Mead; former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Chris Giancarlo; Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tim Morrison; Michigan State University Professor of Economics and International Relations Dr Lisa Cook; and Center for a New American

ities even where the committee only sees difficulties. On Syria, for example, the report notes that 'Russia views its intervention in support of the Assad regime as a success, and it is clear that its presence in Syria presents the West with difficulty in supporting peace in the region. Russia's incre

the Economic Competition', with testimony from professor Walter Russell Mead; former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Chris Giancarlo; Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tim Morrison; Michigan State University Professor of Economics and International Relations Dr Lisa Cook; and Center for a New America

ities even where the committee only sees difficulties. On Syria, for example, the report notes that `Russia views its intervention in support of the Assad regime as a success, and it is clear that its presence in Syria presents the West with difficulty in supporting peace in the region. Russia's incre

the Economic Competition; with testimony from professor Walter Russell Mead; former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Chris Giancarlo; Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tim Morrison; Michigan State University Professor of Economics and International Relations Dr Lisa Cook; and Center for a New America