Why Putin Is Pushing Authoritarianism in Syria
He is not only defending Assad, he's also preserving his own power. More »
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David Rohde is a columnist for Reuters, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and a former reporter for The New York Times. His latest book, Beyond War: Reimagining American Influence in a New Middle East, was published in April. More
He is the author, with Kristen Mulvihill, of A Rope and a Prayer: A Kidnapping From Two Sides.
He is not only defending Assad, he's also preserving his own power. More »
From Guantanamo, to the NSA, to Syria, the president has repeatedly disappointed his base. More »
The shortsighted plan for punitive strikes in Syria fails to address how the U.S. will fit into the aftermath. More »
Though the White House has pitched missile strikes as limited and punitive, U.S. misadventures elsewhere have led to widespread doubt about military force in any form. More »
If Obama does not plan to act militarily, his aides should stop vowing to hold the guilty accountable. More »
It's time for the U.S. to cut off aid to Egypt. More »
Why hurling billions at generals gets us nowhere. More »
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It's an important step for Middle East diplomacy, though his triumph may not last long. More »
The country's leadership must realize that growing authoritarianism won't foster stability. More »
Critics accuse one judge of creating legal precedents that make it impossible to convict senior commanders for human rights abuses. More »
The best way to ease the country's bitter divisions is to choose a new leader through a transparent political process, not military rule. More »
Here's what protests in Turkey and Brazil have in common. More »
The president is pledging to scale back the global war on terror while boosting the surveillance system that wages it. More »
New investments in technology may eventually help Palestinians flourish, but obstacles still loom large. More »
If the Obama administration and its European and Arab allies want to support the rebels, they must do so now. More »
In his handling of multiple national security-related uproars, the president's biggest sin is being aloof and disengaged. More »
But there's a limit to how much Moscow can do to stop Assad. More »
The world, and particularly the Middle East, are changing. But Washington is not. More »
