Archive for the 'France' Category

Israel’s Secret war for Syria’s Independence by Meir Zamir

“No Justice for Khan Sheikhoun,” by Aron Lund

“The Asad Petition of 1936: Bashar’s Grandfather Was Pro-Unionist,” By Stefan Winter

General Gouraud: “Saladin, We’re Back!” Did He Really Say It?

Media Maskirovka: Russia and the Free Syrian Army

“The Free Syrian Army Does Exist” by Koert Debeuf & Response by Aron Lund

An interview with Bassam Alkadi, President of the Syrian Women Observatory

“The ‘Missing Dimension’: Britain’s Secret War against France in Syria and Lebanon, 1942–45,” by Meir Zamir

Wikileaks: “Syrian-Iranian Relations return to normal”; Jordan, Turkey, and US Seek Improved Iran Relations; Hariri Tribunal Delayed;

Assad in France: “There is no peace process; Europe’s stance cannot remain tied to the US role”e

WikiLeaks: Saudi Proposed Arab Force to Invade Lebanon; Makhlouf Sanctions; Mughniya Murder

News Round Up (13 Sept 2010)

Washington Reaffirms Sanctions on Syria as Gift to Israel

End of Arab Cold War Makes Syria Man in the Middle

Syria and Iraq and Lebanon and ….

France Champions Syria While US Says Differences with Damascus are “Profound”

Assad in Paris

Netanyahu Talks Peace for the Press; Syrian Subsidies

Lebanon Gets a New Government

Can Obama and Sarkozy Succeed?

France has Led the West out of Bush Think and into Engagement with Syria

“Forces of Stability: Syria and Iran or the USA?” by Jihad Makdissi

How Syria’s Assad Is Steering His Country out of Isolation

Patrick Seale on the Damascus Summit

News Round UP (9 Sept. 2008)

Difficult Decisions for Assad, but Syrian Art Sizzles

Hokayem and Young on the Assad-Sarkozy Summit

News Roundup (6 Sept. 2008)

The Middle East Waits for America

Along the Road to Damascus, lessons in conflict resolution.

Syria & Lebanon Should Hold Simultaneous Talks With Israel

Has the US Missed a Chance for Arab – Israeli Peace?

Kouchner Visits Syria

Muhammad Suleiman Murdered

Building Towards Peace

News Round Up (20 July 2008)

“Some Remarks on Syria,” by Observer

News Round Up (15 June 2008)

Iran Warns Syria Against Peace with Israel

Assad in Paris

Paris 2008, Paris 1998

A Good News Cycle for Syria

Lebanon Gets a Government

As Paris Boosts Assad, US Adds Sanctions (10 July 2008)

Prisoner Swap; Golan; Negotiations

News Round Up (20 June 2008)

Will Assad and Israeli President Shimon Peres Meet in Paris?

Can the US and France agree on a Post-Doha Lebanon Policy?

Turkey and Syria Discuss Nuclear Cooperation

Bashar Will Always Have Paris: Obama has AIPAC

News Round Up (10 June 2008)

Moubayed on the Lebanese Cabinet: News Roundup (7 June 2008)

News Round Up (22 April 2008)

Did Chirac know?

Brother Accuses France of Killing Siddiq: US Accuses French and Swiss of Breaking Spirit of Sanctions

France Lets Key Witness in Hariri Trial Escape: Kushner Sorrowful

“Lessons of the Franco-Syrian Fiasco” by Peter Harling

Britain’s Treachery, France’s revenge / Photos

“Britain’s treachery, France’s revenge” by Meir Zamir

Arab League Mediation in Lebanon Fails

Who is at Fault in Lebanon? The Blame Game Heats Up

The Regional Lebanon Deal: What Does it Mean?

The soldiers of truth are back

Hamidi on Franco-Syrian Relations and Lebanon

Syria Stands by Lebanese Allies: France distraught: Lebanon in Continued Crisis

Israel Says No to Syria; Lebanon Says No to France

Sarkozy: “Your last opportunity is Saturday.” Assad: “I Said No to Nukes.”

Lebanon and the Art of Kabuki Theater

Lebanon Languishes: Bush and Sarkozy Threaten

Best of Comments on US Opening to Syria

How the Lebanese Delegation was Blindsided at Annapolis

Announcing Creative Syria Forum’s November 2007 topic: Syria’s RegionalPolicies

Top French Officials Go to Damascus on a Fool’s Errand

News Round Up (3 Nov. 2007)

News (20 Sept. 2007)

France Could Engage Syria in “Spectacular Way,” If…

Syria’s Policy of Sitting on its Hands

News Round Up (27 July 2007)

Syria Looks for a Lebanon Deal

News Round Up (2 July 2007)

Palestine and Lebanon: The US in Quicksand

“A summer of war or peace?” By Patrick Seale

News Round Up (13 June 2007)

News Round Up (12 May 2007)

News Round-Up

France Urged Israel to Bomb Syria

Has a Lebanon Deal Been Clinched?

Saudis and Syrians …Brothers or Rivals?

News Round Up (3 March 2007)

“President Bashar al-Asad Interviewed,” by Alix Van Buren