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plot behind every popular democratic uprising. Artick 2. The Daily Beast Syria: The Lost Bequest of Hafez Assad Fouad Ajami January 23, 2012 -- Bashar, son of Hafez Assad, has a son by the name of Hafez. But as the defiance and bloodletting in £yria would seem to suggest, Bashar needn't worry abou

dispatched to prisons. The young inheritor was his father's son. A year ago, when the political hurricane known as the Arab Spring hit the region, Bashar al-Assad proclaimed his country's immunity to the troubles. He was young, the rulers challenged by their people were old, he was anti- American and anti-Isra

reign Minister Sergei Lavrov last week rejected any talk of new U.N. sanctions or arms embargo on Syria. He even defended Moscow's right to arm Mr. Assad as he kills more civilians. The business daily Kommersant reported yesterday that Russia has signed a $550 million contract to sell Syria 36 combat

n the general panic at the electoral success of the Muslim Brotherhood. The operation in Libya was a success. The growing international pressure on Basha al-Assad in Syria is encouraging -- but eventually the United States will have to do more. More generally, Obama has made steady moves in support of democra

cle 4. Foreign Policy The Arab Spring proves that neoconservatives were right all along Elliott Abrams Article 5. TIME The Challenge at Davos Ishaan Tharoor Article 6. Foreign Policy Grading Obama's Foreign Policy, Eight experts rate the president's performance so far Wall Street Journal What Moscow

s" in the Syrian city of Daraa "with government forces and former rebels clashing amid a wave of assassinations, revealing the difficulty President Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to po

dent Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to portray as he urges Syrians who fled the country to return home to government-controlled territory. He has promised that no harm will b

will face." In a Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/11/24/biden-blinken-establishment- diplomacy/> (11/24, 14.2M) analysis, Ishaan Tharoor argues Biden's announced cabinet selections offer a EFTA00137384 "return to competent governance and an end to the whirlwind of ax-grinding appoin

an city of Daraa "with government forces and former rebels EFTA00148763 clashing amid a wave of assassinations, revealing the difficulty President Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to p

dent Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to portray as he urges Syrians who fled the country to return home to government-controlled territory. He has promised that no harm will b

security principals who are capable, conscientious, [and] well-versed in the issues they will face." In a Washington Post (11/24, 14.2M) analysis, Ishaan Tharoor argues Biden's announced cabinet selections offer a "return to competent governance and an end to the whirlwind of ax- grinding appointees and palac

ved in this recent murder. Many have argued that Gen Al Hassan was killed to settle a score relating to his role in the arrest of Michel Samaha, an Assad apparatchik who was caught planning a domestic bombing campaign during the summer. In fact, Gen Al Hassan was probably targeted because of his grow

Hussain Article 4. Associated Press Qatar's emir to head to Hamas-ruled Gaza Ibrahim Barzak Article 5. TIME Will India and China Clash Again? Ishaan Tharoor Article 6. Al-Ahram Weekly The River Nile: bridge or barrier? Doaa El-Bey Arlicic I. Politico Why a foreign policy debate is an anachronism Ri