Ribal al-Assad is Director of the Organization for Democracy and Freedom in Syria.
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Commentaries by Ribal al-Assad
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Syria’s Hijacked Struggle
LONDON – As Syria’s civil war has progressed, the West’s views on arming the opposition have become increasingly confused, which reflects th…
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The Struggle for Syria
CAIRO – As the violence in Syria mounts, the international community’s paralysis has become increasingly jarring. But the role of external r…
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Is Syria the Next Domino?
LONDON – With the Tunisian and Egyptian regimes gone and street protests roiling cities from Algiers to Tehran, many people are now wonderin…
Syria’s Hijacked Struggle
Sakar Ghad: Of course what Mr Ribal does not tell you is that his father- Rifaat Al-Asad- is widely believed to stand behind the infamous massacre of Hama in 1982 when it is believed over than 20,000 were killed.…
Syria’s Hijacked Struggle
Jason Weeks: In an ideal world, the international community would back a broad based diplomatic solution for Syria along the lines recommended by the author. In reality, diplomacy has been tried and has failed. Di…