The Lesson Of The Arab Spring -- Alwaleed Bin Talal, Wall Street Journal
It's been over a year now since Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor, helped start what has become known as the Arab Spring. It was the final act of a despondent young man whose efforts to eke out a living for his family were thwarted by government officials at every turn.
Suicide was his only form of escape. But he did not choose to kill himself in a dark corner. Instead, he set himself ablaze, for all to see, in a public square.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Four experts on Syria: Advice on what the U.S. should do next, as embassy closes and death toll mounts -- Laura Rozen, The Envoy/Yahoo News
Heartless Sino-Russian UN move is a massive realpolitik win for West -- Jonathan Kay, National Post
Run-up to proxy war over Syria -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Russia, Iran and Hezbollah are already intervening in Syria. Why aren't we? -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph
How much closer can Syria get to tipping point? -- The Telegraph
UN Victory May Push Syria's Assad Into Unwinnable War -- New York Times/Reuters
US diplomats exit Syria: Can West prevent descent into more violence? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
How Syria’s ruling apparatus became its albatross -- Alon Ben-Meir, Jerusalem Post
After Assad's fall, a sectarian struggle -- Michael Bell, Globe and Mail
Al-Assad missed chance to reform Syria -- Edward P. Djerejian, CNN
Syria: what can Britain, France and America do after UN security council veto? -- David Blair, The Telegraph
World must aid Syria's rebels -- Shadi Hamid, CNN
Syria's Splintered Opposition: Who Is Running the War Against the Regime? -- Rania Abouzeid, Time
Syria next steps: With diplomacy stalled, escalation expected -- Nicholas Blanford, Christian Science Monitor
What a Syria Intervention Might Look Like -- John Hudson, Atlantic Wire
Arm Assad’s enemies -- The Telegraph editorial
Worldview: Israeli strike on Iran: Why we should worry -- Trudy Rubin, Inquirer
Pushing Israel to War -- Jed Babbin, American Spectator
Never Mind Israel, Iran’s First Target Might Be its Arab Neighbors -- Evelyn Gordon, Commentary
When the moderates are radicals, you’re in trouble -- Barry Rubin, Jerusalem Post
The death of the American dream in Afghanistan -- Patrick Cockburn, The Independent
Opposition being silenced in Turkey -- Kemal Kılıçdaroglu, Washington Post
The Disaster in Egypt -- Daily Star editorial
World leaders look to Berlin for more guidance -- Daniel Scheschkewitz, Deutsche Welle
The War for Oil… And Squid? -- Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
World economy’s uncharted territory -- Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post
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