An interview with Bashar al Assad

What civil war? The Ministry of Tourism thinks you'll enjoy these new beachside cafes

Obama abandons another country to its fate

And we won't get another one

A few lucky breaks led to a different speech than we expected

Why does he only seem to care about the country's Christians?

An attack would be illegal and ineffective. It wouldn't satisfy hawkish critics, either.

Six key questions before an intervention

Barack Obama's choice on Syria will define his presidency

The new Syrian atrocities may have been a miscalculation. But America's rhetoric encouraged them.