by David Hirst (New York: Nation Books, 2010), 489 pages Reviewed by Nir Boms Co-founder, CyberDissidents.org In choosing the title of his book Beware of Small States, David Hirst harks back to the words of Mikhail Bakunin, the Russian anarchist who in 1870 wrote to a friend about the European wars. Small states, Bakunin [...]
Beware of Small States: Lebanon, Battleground of the Middle East
January 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Lebanon, Middle East
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Syrian Peace Overtures: Timing is Everything
May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Middle East, Syria
1/9/2005 Nir Boms and Elliot Chodoff Since he abruptly returned from Britain to Syria five years ago to inherit the regime from his ailing father, thirty-six year old Syrian strongman Basher al-Assad has rarely smiled in public. After all – running Syria is a serious business. But lately, it seems that Assad is showing the [...]
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