Syria
Lakhdar Brahimi briefs Security Council; Impasse continues; No new ideas—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #87 (September 25)
September 25, 2012
REPRISE: Responding to Atrocities in Syria: It’s Not Just About Al-Assad, It’s About Us—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #86 (September 18)
September 18, 2012 (originally published March 6, 2012)
Will France take the lead on Syria?—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #85 (September 7)
September 7, 2012
In Washington, new voices urging no-fly zones; France reportedly supports “liberated zones”, moves towards supply of weapons—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #84 (September 5)
September 5, 2012
The U.N. Charter, International Law, and Legal Justifications for Military Intervention in Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #83 (September 1)
September 1, 2012
U.N. Securiy Council Meets: More “blah, blah, blah”, and no action—Obama’s debacle in Syria
— Update #82 (August 30)
August 31, 2012
André Glucksmann, “The killing continues in Syria” (English translation)—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #81 (August 28)
August 28 2012
Washington Post editorial decries “moral bankruptcy” of Obama policy on Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #80 (August 28)
August 28, 2012
Die Zeit (Berlin): Military intervention in Syria is “absolutely essential”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #79 (August 27)
August 27, 2012
Continuing massacres in Syria, at Daraya and elsewhere; legal justification for military intervention — Obama’s Debacle in Syria
—Update #78 (August 26)
August 26, 2012
Will the raging fire in Syria reach the cedars of Lebanon?—Obama’s Debacle in Syira
— Update #77 (August 24)
August 24, 2012
Grave errors, repeated? The United States, France, the U.K. and Kofi Annan’s successor; Latest developments on UNSMIS, Joint Special Envoy—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #76 (August 16) Revised 20:00 GMT
August 16, 2012
André Glucksmann, “La tuerie continue en Syrie”—Obama’s debacle in Syria
— Update #74 (August 13)
August 13, 2012
Ban Ki-Moon’s unceremonious dismissal of General Robert Hood; SG on verge of disastrous appointment of successor to Kofi Annan—Obama’s debacle in Syria
— Update #73 (August 10)
August 10, 2012
U.N. General Assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria by vote of 133-12 with 31 abstentions (vote tally and full text)—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #72 (August 3) Revised August 4, 2012
Syrian rebels reportedly commit war crimes; U.N. Security Council should refer crimes in Syria to the ICC—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #71 (August 1)
August 1, 2012
The Olympic Games, and the Battle for Aleppo, Begin—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #70 (July 28)
July 28, 2012
South Africa strays from Mandela’s vision, abstaining in Security Council vote on Syria
— Update #69
July 27, 2012
REPRISE: Humanitarian Intervention in Syria Without Security Council Authorization—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #68 (July 25)
July 25, 2012
Security Council adopts Resolution 2059 extending mandate of UNSMIS for 30 days (with text); fighting and risks intensify—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #67 (July 20)
July 20, 2012
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2012/538 vetoed by Russia and China (text of resolution and video link)—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #66 (July 19)
July 19, 2012
REPRISE: “The League of Authoritarian States”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #65 (July 19)
July 19, 2012
If Russia vetoes a Security Council resolution on Syria, then what? — Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update # 64 (July 17)
July 17, 2012
Kofi Annan’s triumph—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #63 (July 14)
July 14, 2012
REPRISE: Goals to guide the international community in Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #62 (July 11),
July 11, 2012 (originally published May 29, 2012)
What future for UNSMIS and for Kofi Annan? Russia pushes for more of the same, with an implied military threat to dissuade all from any other options—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #61 (July 11)
July 11, 2012
Next steps in Syria: End UNSMIS observer mission, and send Kofi Annan home. Also, begin prosecutions of war criminals, and prepare for possible military action—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #60 (July 10)
July 10, 2012
Kofi Annan proves Karl Marx right: “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #59 (July 9)
July 9, 2012
Oh, what a beautiful castle in the sky! Kofi Annan the Illusionist, the moral cowardice of the world, and the end of the United Nations dream—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #58 (July 2)
July 2, 2012
Border tensions with Turkey rise; 190 killed on Thursday, al-Assad defiant, P5 + 4 to meet in Geneva on Saturday—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #57
June 30, 2012
Immunity or safe-conduct for al-Assad? Can Kofi Annan fail? Conference before cease-fire?—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #56 (June 23)
June 23, 2012
Obama-Putin meeting at G-20 in Mexico (video of joint press conference and transcript of related news conference)—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #55 (June 19)
June 19, 2012
General Mood of UNSMIS briefs Security Council— Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #54 (June 19) (with video links)
June 19, 2012
REPRISE: Hommage à Homs: Jacques Prévert, “Barbara” (with English translation); Paul Verlaine, “Ariette III” — Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #53 (June 19)
June 19, 2012
Islamabad, Kabul, Moscow, Damascus and Washington: The cumulative iimpact of “rookie” errors—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #52 (June 16)
June 16, 2012
Obama, the presidential elections, Syria and Iran—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #51 (June 12)
June 12, 2012
“The League of Authoritarian States”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #50 (June 9)
June 9, 2012
New massacre, some 140 killed in Syria; U.N. General Assembly meeting, Security Council consultations on Thursday—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #49 (June 7)
June 7, 2012
U.N. Human Rights Council adopts June 1 resolution condemning Syria (41-3-2), orders inquiry into Houla (Houleh) massacre (with video links)—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #48 (June 5)
June 5, 2012
Goals to guide the international community in Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #47 (May 29)
May 29, 2012
Security Council Press Statement on Houla massacre: Empty words, without significance—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #46 (May 28)
May 28, 2012
“Looney Toons” at the White House: New York Times article details Obama’s thinking on Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #45
May 27, 2012
Chief of UN Observers confirms massacre at Houla; NGOs report 35 children and total of 110 killed—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #44 (May 26)
May 26, 2012
At least 70 killed nationwide; massacre of 50 in Houla; U.N. International Commission on Syria Update—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update # 43 (May 25)
May 25, 2012
Syrian fighting spills over into Lebanon, threatening stability there—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #42 (May 24)
May 24, 2012
After G-8 “agreement on Syria”, the fighting continues—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #41 (May 23) REVISED
May 23, 2012
U.S. Covert Action in Syria?—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #40 (May 22)
May 22, 2012
Obama clueless on Syria? G-8 endorses UN 6-point peace plan—Obama’s Debacle in Syria—Update #39 (May 21)
May 21, 2012
Germany defaults on security responsibilities; sends 10 monitors to Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #38 (April 16)
May 17, 2012
Stop the UN farce!—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #37
May 15, 2012
EU “slaps” new sanctions on Syria—0bama’s debacle in Syria
— Update #36 (April 14)
May 14, 2012
Failure of “last chance to avoid civil war” in Syria—Obama’s debacle in Syria
— Update #35 (May 10)
May 10, 2012
U.N. says peace plan “on track” as up to 43 people killed on Friday—Obama’s debacle in Syria
— Update #34 (May 4)
May 4, 2012
William Hague (March 22): “We will not forget the people of Syria for a single day.”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #33 (May 1)
May 1, 2012
Latest news reports—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #32
April 28, 2012
Developments on the ground—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Upadate #31 (April 26)
April 26, 2012
Syrian forces carry out revenge attacks and targeted reprisals against those meeting with U.N. observers—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #30 (April 25)
April 25, 2012
With al-Assad defiant, freeze on UNSMIS, military action required—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Upadate #29 (April 24)
April 24, 2012
Security Council establishes observer mission (UNSMIS) with 300 officials to monitor implementation of Kofi Annan plan—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #28 (April 22),
April 22, 2012
Stop the killing: Stop al-Assad, Putin, and Kofi Annan— Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #27 (April 21)
April 21, 2012
At last, the Security Council acts on Syria, adopting Resolution 2042
—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #26 (April 14)
April 14, 2012
“By all necessary means”: Syria is closer than you think, and the hour is late—Obama’s debacle in Syria
— Update #25 (April 9)
April 9, 2012
Humanitarian Intervention in Syria Without Security Council Authorization—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #24 (April 8)
April 8, 2012
Putin’s victory: Another Security Council “presidential statement”, and ferocious attacks on the ground—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #23 (April 7)
April 7, 2012
A Future Foretold: On the ground, al-Assad continues attacks—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #22 (April 4)
April 4, 2012
Events on the Ground in Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #21 (April 3)
April 3, 2012
Into the Abyss: Washington’s Fecklessness, Syria’s Fate—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #20 (March 30)
March 30, 2012
“The emperor has no clothes”: Foreign policy without a moral core—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #19 (March 29)
March 29, 2012
Limited military action to halt crimes against humanity: A new template to halt terror in Syria, and elsewhere—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #18 (March 28)
March 28, 2012
Syrian onslaught continues in Deraa, Hama, Kalidiya, Homs, Saraqueb, Qalit al-Madiq, and elsewhere—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #17
March 28, 2012
Syrian military continues campaign to crush opposition in Saraqeb, Homs, al-Qusair and elsewhere—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #16 (March 24, updated March 25)
March 24, 2012
Kofi Annan is not God—Obama’s debacle in Syria
— Update #15
March 23, 2012
Security Council issues “presidential statement”; al-Assad’s military onslaught continues unabated—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #14 (March 22)
March 22, 2012
Putin plays hardball in Syria, uses Lavrov to distract gullible UN and international community—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #13 (March 20)
March 20, 2012
Beyond Despair: Obama’s Debacle in Syria
—Update #12 (March 16)
March 15, 2012
Annan fails in Damascus as Syrian army continues its onslaught—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #11 (March 11)
March 11, 2012
Tanks roll in Idlib as Kofi Annan is rebuffed—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #10 (March 10)
March 10, 2012
The Daily Star: “We procrastinate”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #9 (March 9)
March 9, 2012
The “Rational Actor” Fallacy and Stopping Syria’s Atrocities—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #8 (March 9)
March 9, 2012
Lack of Moral Courage at the Highest Levels—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #7 (March 8)
March 8, 2012
Responding to Atrocities in Syria: It’s Not Just About Al-Assad—It’s About Us—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #6 (March 6)
March 6, 2012
The Nuremberg Principles and Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #5
March 5, 2012, updated March 6, 2012
PNTR and MFN Status: Congress, Russia and Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #4 (March 5)
March 5, 2012
Republican Senator John McCain Urges U.S. Military Attacks to Halt Atrocities in Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #3 (March 5)
March 5, 2012
Passivity in the Face of Terror in Syria, Threats of War in Iran — Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #2 (March 3, 2012)
March 3, 2012
Diplomats founder—military action, not “mediation” required NOW to halt crimes against humanity—Obama’s Debacle in Syria
— Update #1 (February 29)
February 29, 2012, revised March 1, 2012
Hommage à Homs: Jacques Prévert, “Barbara”; Paul Verlaine, “Ariette”
25 Février, 2012
Military Intervention to establish “no-kill zones” and humanitarian corridors—Syria Update #9
February 24, 2012
U.N. Commission Report on Crimes Against Humanity in Syria; Military Action; Unilateral Humanitarian Intervention in Syria and International Law
February 24, 2012
Obama’s debacle in Syria
February 23, 2012
Guérnica, Hama, Srebrenice and now Homs—Terror Before a Leaderless and Helpless World–Syria Update #8
February 22, 2012
Military Action Now Required to Stop Al-Assad–Syria Update #7
February 21, 2012
The Syrian Question: Srebrenice Again?—Syria Update #3
February 17, 2012
U. N. General Assembly condemns Syria by by vote of 137 to 12, with 17 abstentions (text of reslution)
February 16, 2012
China gets free ride on Security Council veto; questions for Xi Jinping; Nivi Pillay before General Assembly—Syria Update #5
February 13, 2012
Chinese and Russian Vetoes of Security Council Resolution on Syria–Details on February 4 Meeting, Including Video, Text of Resolution, and Transcript of Proceedings—Syria Update #4
February 8, 2012
China defends Syrian regime committing crimes against humanity, blocking Security Council action—Syria Update #2
February 5, 2012
Russia’s calculations, al-Assad and civil war: Syria Update #1
February 3, 2012
Monumental miscalculation? Russia’s strategic interests in Syria and its defense of the al-Assad regime
February 2, 2012
La Russie défend ses interêts stratégiques du XIXème siècle en Syrie, aveugle au XXIème
le 1 février, 2012
Syria: The Human Cost of Delay
January 18, 2012
Qatar’s leader suggests sending troops to Syria
January 14, 2012
Government Terror in Syria—Putin, Al Assad, and Security Council Referral to the ICC
December 31, 2011
REPRISE: Syria and the Shame of the World
November 19, 2011
Syria — and the shame of the world (developing)
August 20, 2011
Ratko Mladic to join Radovan Karadic in The Hague; Moammar Qaddafi and Bashar al-Assad await similar fates
May 28, 2011
Repression in Syria, and the spread of universal ideals throughout the world
May 11, 2011
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