Ribal al-Assad is Director of the Organization for Democracy and Freedom in Syria.
Ribal al-Assad is Director of the Organization for Democracy and Freedom in Syria.
LONDON – As Syria’s civil war has progressed, the West’s views on arming the opposition have become increasingly confused, which reflects th…
CAIRO – As the violence in Syria mounts, the international community’s paralysis has become increasingly jarring. But the role of external r…
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…