Russian president takes advantage of string of diplomatic and media victories, would be country’s longest-serving autocrat since Joseph Stalin.
Kerry calls for U.N. Syria action as Putin mulls fourth term
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Could Kerry’s Syria gaffe prevent U.S. intervention?
The U.S. Secretary of State suggested in off-the-cuff remarks that if Assad handed over his chemical weapons and let them be destroyed, conflict might be averted. Immediately, diplomats worldwide jumped on the proposal.
A doomed U.N. mission meets Lebanese spillover for Syria
Chemical weapons use failed to trigger intervention by the West, simply encouraging more robust involvement by Hezbollah as Syrian terrorism creeps across its border.
Obama-Putin beef a drag on Syrian peace process
Bloodshed continues as Western political elites debate what constitutes acceptable surveillance on their citizens.
Arming Syria’s rebels already looks like a nightmare
Even before the recent shift in policy from the White House, which has yet to bring any weapons to Syria, American arms have been flowing to all sorts of questionable actors on the ground.
Syria calculus gets ever-trickier for Obama
A new report detailing torture by the Assad regime and the delivery of Russian missiles to boost its defenses leave White House gasping for answers.
Special force deployment to Syria may signal Moscow’s doubts
Hints from security sources suggest that Moscow is quietly preparing for the potential downfall of the Assad regime.
Israeli airstrikes validate U.S. skepticism of no-fly zone in Syria
Bashar al-Assad’s reportedly robust air defenses were not tested by strikes that came from Lebanese airspace.
John Kerry heads to the State Department
After being unanimously cleared on Tuesday by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he once chaired, John Kerry easily won confirmation as the next U.S. secretary of state in a lopsided vote.
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