[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Syria and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Syria Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week`s roundup to syria@jadaliyya.com by Monday night of every week]
Regional and International perspectives
Syria - Is this the tipping point? Four academics discuss the state of the Syrian uprising and the options left for the international community at a Frontline event.
Syria: From Tipping Point to Breaking Point Al Jazeera guests discuss possible alternatives to the UN peace plan.
Syria Crisis: Less Lebanon, More Turkey US officials allegedly more eager to see enclaves form at the Turkish border rather than the Lebanese one.
Fire in Syria (I): Preparations on the Turkish and Lebanese Borders Ibrahim al-Amin asks what is going to happen next as Syrians face the imminent failure of the Annan plan.
Will the Syria crisis force Washington to sit down with Tehran?Colum Lynch on the possible dialogue between the US and Iran to settle the Syrian crisis
Expelling Diplomats: the Downside Franklin Lamb’s argument that “The gratuitous chest thumping political theatre led by Washington also undermines international treaty law”
Lebanon and Syria: Got Each Other’s Backs the impacts of the uprising on the commercial exchange between the two countries
Germany against military intervention in Syria German position on the Syria crisis
Russian Warning Shots Thierry Meyssan says “the Russia of Vladimir Putin is not that of Boris Yeltsin.”
The Russian initiative to thwart the sabotage plan Wassim Raad on the Russian’s idea of the contact group to settle the conflict in Syria
Taking Refuge: The Syrian Revolution in Turkey Jenna Krajeski on the legal status and rights of the Syrian refugees in Turkey
The PR firms trying to aid Assad`s regime The politics behind Asma al-Assad’s Vogue magazine profile
Imperialism and the Left
Syrian intervention is justifiable, and just Anne–Marie Slaughter suggests “not to oppose intervention in Syria but to support a U.N. Security Council resolution with clear parameters.”
Fire in Syria (II): The Regime’s Response Ibrahim al-Amin on the impacts of leaving Syria’s opposition on its own and alienating it from the conversation with the opposition abroad.
Spare Us the Western Morality on Syria Antoun Issa says the West’s condemnation of the Houla massacre “exposes the geopolitical shrewdness of the West in consistently drumming up empty values in order to further its interests.”
Syrian Crisis: Three’s a Crowd Amal Saad-Ghorayeb on the anti-interventionist third-way camp adopted by many Arab intellectuals
RIP for R2P? Syria and the Dilemmas of Humanitarian Intervention Stewart M. Patrick says the US “needs to come up with a credible plan to work with international partners the end the killings in Syria.”
Hizballah, Development, and the Political Economy of Pain: For Syria, What is "Left" (Part 3-Final)
"Up Front" Interview with Jadaliyya Co-Editor Bassam Haddad on Current Developments in Syria
On Syrian narratives
Analyzing the Syrian Situation: Patrick Seale On the Houla massacre and another possible narration of the event.
Is Syria in a Civil War? Journalist Patrick Seale Debates Activist Rafif Jouejati on a Just Response Patrick Seale says one needs to acknowledge that the uprising is not a local conflict and can only be solved by means of diplomacy.
UN & US Maneuver Against Syria Upon Baseless Activist Hearsay Tony Catarlucci presents documentation that shows the US interests for Syria go beyond their alleged humanitarian concern.
Syrian rebels tried to get me killed, says Channel 4 correspondent
The Houla Massacre And The Subversion Of The Peace Plan Dr.Chandra Muzzafar on overcoming the West’s obsession with regime change
In one year, we have learned the worst about Bashar Assad Rami Khouri says “a critical trend is underway:” internal and external opposition groups have improved capabilities.
The Guardian`s Martin Chulov Discusses Reporting on Syria
Inside Syria
Syria Alternatives (I): Man Cannot Live by Guns Alone A member of an armed group admits that taking up arm has “postponed the revolution.”
Trying to Forget Syria today meets people from all walks of life and looks at how the uprising has changed their lives.
Syrian Drama: It’s not over yet A Syrian channel will air a TV series that presents people’s everyday conversations about the Syrian uprising.
Undivided Mobilization Salameh Kaileh reminds people about the economic nature of the Syrian people’s grievances.
Q&A: Qadri Jamil, Popular Front for Change and Liberation (PFCL) member and secretary-general of the People’s Will Party Qadri Jamil explains why his party accepted to work within the existing Syrian political structure
Report: Rebels Responsible for Houla Massacre John Rosenthal on a narrative challenging earlier accounts on the events in Houla
On Assad’s Doorstep Julien Barnes-Dacey on the Syrian uprising “finally” reaching Damascus
Inside Syria: You will never guess who arms the rebels a report on the opposition’s purchase of arms from the Syrian regime
On the Front Lines with Syria’s Guerilla War Tracey Shelton spends time with the Sham Falcons in Idlib.
Art and Social Media
Arabic:
الحل في سورية يسير على سكّتين وبوتين يفاوض على المواعيد
Raghda Dergham presents her analysis of the new steps that the international community will take in Syria.
سورية والحل اليمني
Razan Zaitouneh writes about the death of her friend Hasan Ahmad Azhari.
Michel Kilo writes again about the failed security solution that the Assad regime has adopted in response to the Syrian uprisings.
الحالة الطائفية في مسار الانتفاضة السورية
الثورة السورية بين واقع العفوية وضرورة التنظيم ..
مجزرة تلد اخرى
Abd Al-Bari Atwan writes about the recent massacres in Syria (especially the ones in Al-Qubeir and Hola) and their implications on the current situation in the country.
سوريا ومعضلة الخطاب الطائفي
النار في بلاد الشام [1] | وقائع الاستعداد على حدود لبنان وتركيا
النار في بلاد الشام [2] | استراتيجيّة النظام: حملة إبادة للمسلحين