Foreign Concept
Assad will probably resort to using chemical weapons again soon. How will the U.S. respond?
The name Idlib may be only vaguely familiar now, but you’ll be hearing much more about it.
Syria
Foreign Concept
The U.S. can’t fix Syria. But can it do anything to make things even a little bit better?
There is no practical, ethical path forward. There are some small steps the U.S. can take, though. For now, that will have to do.
Eric Black Ink
PBS ‘Frontline’ documents U.S. mistakes in Iraq and the rise of ISIS
The “Secret History of ISIS” explores the steps taken (or not taken) by the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.
D.C. Dispatches
Four key points from Klobuchar’s newly released national-security platform
Up to now, national security and terrorism have not been signature issues for Klobuchar.
Foreign Concept
Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet complicates an already complicated conflict
If the past four years of conflict in Syria show anything, it’s that the worst-possible scenario is always a distinct possibility.
D.C. Dispatches
Under pressure to respond to Paris attacks, Congress considers more restrictions on Syrian refugees
Minnesota’s delegation echoed the national divide, with Republicans critical of Obama’s plan to settle more Syrians while some Democrats defended the current refugee screening process.
Eric Black Ink
Why we give little thought when innocents die because of U.S. policies
It’s somehow wrapped up in the deranged religion of “American exceptionalism.”
Foreign Concept
How a peace deal in Syria might play out
Is it possible to come up with a solution to the Syrian conflict that is both achievable and more or less acceptable?
Eric Black Ink
On ’60 Minutes,’ Steve Kroft’s interview of Obama turned into a debate
Kroft had trouble maintaining the pose of a reporter asking questions.
Foreign Concept
Is accepting Assad — for a time — the West’s way forward in Syria?
Did Syria’s president just draw the beleaguered tyrant’s equivalent of a get-out-of-jail-free card?