Assad’s Removal is Not on Moscow’s Mind Today

By Sharmine Narwani – The New York Times, June 25, 2012 (Unedited version) When we look back at Tunisia, Egypt, Continue reading →

Homs Opposition: Al Farouq Battalion is Killing Us

By Sharmine Narwani It is extremely rare to have a direct peephole into events on the ground in Syria. The Continue reading →

The UN Protocol’s Jihadist “Loophole”

By Sharmine Narwani Note: In light of today’s twin bombings in Damascus and the UN Mission’s feeble response to it, Continue reading →

Syria: Who’s Afraid of the UN Observer Mission?

By Sharmine Narwani There is a lot of noise coming out of different quarters about the “imminent collapse” of the Continue reading →

New Phase in Syria Crisis: Dealmaking Toward An Exit

By Sharmine Narwani In recent weeks, there has been a notable shuffle in the positions of key external players in Continue reading →

Questioning the Syrian “Casualty List”

By Sharmine Narwani “Perception is 100 percent of politics,” the old adage goes. Say something three, five, seven times, and Continue reading →

Syria is Not Tunisia or Libya

By Sharmine Narwani – The New York Times, February 6, 2012 Commentators on the Arab Awakening sometimes make the mistake Continue reading →

Foolishly Ignoring the Arab League Report on Syria

By Sharmine Narwani On December 19, 2011 the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab League signed a protocol establishing an Continue reading →