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 →

Dear Western Journalist…Stay Home

Dear Western journalist, Please cease using the argument that the reason you are writing crap about Syria is because “media Continue reading →

Hollywood in Homs and Idlib?

By Sharmine Narwani Last October I was asked to write an article on the direction of the crisis in Syria Continue reading →

Syria Censorship at AOL-Huffington Post?

By Sharmine Narwani Let me be clear that this blogpost is not about sour grapes. But the media cacophony on 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 →

How Iran Changed The World

By Sharmine Narwani Imagine this scenario: A developing nation decides to selectively share its precious natural resource, selling only to Continue reading →

High-Tech Trickery in Homs?

What was surely meant to be a clever display of media-friendly visuals to illustrate Syrian regime violence in Homs, has Continue reading →

Veteran US Diplomat Questions Syria Storyline

By Sharmine Narwani The problem with US policy in the Middle East is that it now operates almost entirely at Continue reading →