Why we must expand our mission into SyriaThe Globe and Mail opposes Canada’s war against Islamic State entering Syria. Michael Petrou explains why that’s wrong.
Expanding airstrikes in Syria will help. But the mission still needs work.Michael Petrou on why Harper’s plan to have airstrikes in Syria will work, but the mission continues to have a major flaw
Syria’s ticking refugee time bombSyria’s refugee crisis could explode across the Middle East and beyond—and the West’s lack of action will come back to haunt it.
On the road to terrorHundreds of Westerners have travelled to Syria to fight the Assad regime. Do they really pose a threat?
5 at 5: Southern U.S. braces for more storms, potential tornadoesAlso: More sanctions against Russia, Assad for president, Internet Explorer flaws and a potentially explosive whale
Bashar al-Assad: Not so bad after all?Fearful of what might replace him, the West appears to be warming up to the Syrian dictator
Newsmakers of 2013: Bashar al-Assad marches on in SyriaSaddam and Gadhafi are dead. Egypt’s Mubarak is deposed. Yet Syria’s blood-soaked tyrant remains.
Syria’s enemy withinThose fighting Bashar al-Assad’s regime have never been fully united, but divisions are growing increasingly deadly
Today’s headlines: The offhand remark that might have spared SyriansJohn Kerry’s suggestion that Syria turn over chemical weapons finds broad support