13/06/2012 Article

Syria Alternatives (II): No Homegrown Solutions

Where now for Syria, and what role for the UN?

/ Radwan Mortada

Tags: Middle East, Syria, United Nations

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Originally posted on Al-Akhbar English, 13 June 2012 Opposition leaders inside Syria are increasingly at odds with exile groups over the future course of the

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12/06/2012 Article

Towards a new Arab cultural revolution

From “awakening” to “cultural revolution”: why excitement and promise is turning into fear

/ Alastair Crooke

Tags: Democracy, Middle East, Political Islam, Salafism, Syria

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Originally posted on Asia Times Online, 12 June 2012 The “Awakening” is taking a turn, very different to the excitement and promise with which it

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12/06/2012 Article

Fire in Syria (II): The Regime’s Response

Disarray in Syria is no longer confined to politics

/ Ibrahim al-Amin

Tags: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

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Originally posted on Al-Akhbar English, 12 June 2012 The disarray amongst the Syrian opposition is all-pervading. The factions are at political loggerheads, trading charges of

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11/06/2012 Article

Fire in Syria (I): Preparations on the Turkish and Lebanese Borders

Syria and the Levant region face a critical situation, armed only with uncertainty

/ Ibrahim al-Amin

Tags: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

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Originally posted on Al-Akhbar English, 11 June 2012 Syria and the wider region are witnessing preparations for a phase that can be described as critical.

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08/06/2012 Article

Syria Crisis: Less Lebanon, More Turkey

The US wants to see Syrian opposition established on the borders with Turkey, not Lebanon

/ Nicolas Nassif

Tags: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

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Originally posted on Al-Akhbar English, 8 June 2012 As diplomatic deadlock ensures that the conflict in Syria is set to drag on, officials say the

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