Week in Review: While Geneva Talks Move Forward, US Policy Falters and Syria...
Geneva II peace talks resume on Monday, after a one-week pause. They pick up on a sense of positive momentum, despite limited grains of concrete progress (U.N. envoy and lead negotiator Lakhdar Brahimi...
View ArticleSyria: The Executive Summary, 2/10
To give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary. New Round of Peace Talks to Begin in Geneva The BBC reports on the follow-up round of...
View ArticleWhat to Expect From This Round of Geneva Talks
A new round of peace talks kicked off today in Geneva, as aid efforts continued in Homs. More than 700 civilians were evacuated from Homs this weekend, despite an attack on the United Nations convoy...
View ArticleSyria: The Executive Summary, 2/11
To give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary. Homs Cease-fire Extended CNN reports that a cease-fire in Homs city has been extended...
View ArticleSyria: The Executive Summary, 2/12
To give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary. Peace Talks Making Little Progress, Says Envoy Reuters reports that Lakhdar Brahimi, the...
View ArticleSyria: The Executive Summary, 2/13
To give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary. Opposition Plan for Postwar Syria Ignores Assad Reuters reports that the Syrian...
View ArticleWhat Concessions Do Aid Groups Want from Geneva?
This week, hundreds of civilians were evacuated from besieged areas of Homs, the result of concessions made during the first round of Geneva II peace talks. But even as a three-day cease-fire extension...
View ArticleSyria: The Executive Summary, 2/14
To give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary. Syria ‘Failure’ Looms, Mediator Seeks U.S., Russian Help Reuters reports that Lakhdar...
View ArticleWhy Humanitarian Ceasefires Could Be a Viable Option
This week, more than 700 civilians were evacuated from besieged areas of Homs city, under the cover of a ceasefire that was the only tangible concession made during the first week of Geneva II peace...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Geneva Talks Hit an Impasse, Amid Other Moving Parts
The second round of Syrian peace talks in Geneva closed with an air of failure this weekend. “I am very, very sorry, and I apologize to the Syrian people,” Lakhdar Brahimi, the chief negotiator working...
View ArticleAfter Homs Evacuations, Freed Families Hoping To Return To ‘Normal’
Last week, more than 700 civilians were evacuated from Homs, an outcome of concessions between opposition and government delegations made during peace talks in Geneva. The evacuations were conducted...
View ArticleSyria: The Executive Summary, 2/25
To give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary. Air Raids in Central Syria Kill 26 Activists said that air campaigns across Syria killed...
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