BRICS Summit draws clear red lines on Syria, Iran

By Sharmine Narwani The BRICS just became impossible to ignore. At the close of the Fifth annual BRICS Summit in Continue reading →

The Dirty Numbers Game in Syria

An abridged version of this article appeared in The Guardian on February 15, 2013 A trip to Syria last January piqued Continue reading →

Russia and China: Arms Around the Middle East

By Sharmine Narwani Russia and China have drawn a great deal of censure this past year for resisting UN Security Continue reading →

Lebanon’s Red Lines, Bared

By Sharmine Narwani What a difference a week can make in the Middle East. On October 19, when a car Continue reading →

Debate on Syria: Chemical Weapons, Foreign Intervention, Regime Change and More…

I haven’t posted any of my Syria media interviews on this blog – I figure most readers have heard these Continue reading →

Syrian General Manaf Tlass: Neither Here Nor There

By Sharmine Narwani The departure of Brigadier General Manaf Tlass from Syria continues to make headlines around the world. But Continue reading →

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 →

Cry Me a River, Max Blumenthal

By Sharmine Narwani Imagine: Max Blumenthal can write anything he wants at Al Akhbar…so he quits. Max Blumenthal resigned this Continue reading →