David Adesnik
Washington Post
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The Biden administration should not support Assad’s rehabilitation
While the Biden administration insists that it is committed to isolating the Syrian dictator, officials are quietly pursuing a softer line with partners. → Read More
Syria's challenge to Tony Blinken's conscience
During the first weeks of his tenure, Blinken made a commitment to “put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy.” → Read More
Global health policy shouldn’t be shaped by a country that bombs hospitals
The latest scandal at the World Health Organization: Syria just joined its board. → Read More
Authoritarian countries will try to use coronavirus vaccines as an internal cudgel
The world will have to work to keep distribution of scarce lifesaving resources equitable → Read More
Biden Revives the Truman Doctrine
His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War. → Read More
The pandemic hasn’t hit Syria hard yet. When it does, it’ll be a disaster.
Infections are rising in a country that is unprepared for the coronavirus. → Read More
Sanctions Against Syria Will Help, Not Harm, Civilians
The Caesar Act is an overdue effort to starve the Assad regime of the resources that fuel its atrocities. → Read More
David Adesnik: In Syria, Trump should act to save thousands of lives
There is a humanitarian emergency in northwest Syria in the province of Idlib. The population there was already suffering from the long and brutal civil war that began in 2011, but a new offensive by President Bashar Assad’s forces has driven more than 900,000 civilians from their homes over the past month. → Read More
The Day America Stopped Leading
Since the end of WWII, every other president understood that U.S. power and wealth can only be sustained by assuming great responsibility. → Read More
David Adesnik: Trump's Syria decision is a victory for America's enemies in the Middle East
The only good news when it comes to Syria is that the president still has time to reverse his decision. → Read More
Mikhael Smits, David Adesnik: Drone attack – Iran needs to know it will pay a price for its risky provocations
It is essential for the U.S. to show Tehran that Iran will pay a price for its dangerous provocations. → Read More
David Adesnik: Trump should get tougher with Iran after it attacks oil tankers
If President Trump fails to make Iran pay a price for its terrorist attack on oil tankers, Iran will be emboldened to launch even more attacks – not just on tankers, but elsewhere in the Middle East. → Read More
Trump’s Syria plan is Obama 2.0
Barack Obama’s rush to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq ensured the revival of the Islamic State. → Read More
In Syria, Trump must avoid following the Obama model – Why pull defeat from the jaws of victory?
President Trump is making a mistake withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria -- the same mistake President Trump made in withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011. → Read More
Europe's Leading Companies Are Bowing to U.S. Sanctions
Corporate Europe is bowing to the pressure of Washingtons unilateral sanctions on Iran. The continents leading multinational firms, such as Airbus, Maersk, Peugeot, Total, and Siemens, are... → Read More
Ignore Jimmy Carter: Ramp up the economic pressure on Assad
David Adesnik says even if sanctions cannot remove Assad, they help to contain him and to raise the cost Iran and Russia must pay to keep him in power. → Read More
US must renew sanction enforcement on Syria's Assad
No financial punishment can deliver true justice for Assad. But by depriving Assad of funding and fuel, the U.S. and EU can limit his ability to carry out new atrocities... → Read More
Pompeo’s Encouragingly Tough Words for Iran
In a speech Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signalled a tougher U.S. stance toward Iran -- a welcome change from the Obama administration's capitulation. → Read More
America must respond to Iran's attack on Israel to prevent a regional war
The central question now facing President Trump and his national security team is what – if anything – they will do to prevent the Iranian-Israeli conflict from erupting into a regional war that engulfs American allies in the Middle East and possibly draws in the United States as well. → Read More
US-North Korea summit: How Trump can score a major deal
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Wednesday that “we feel like things are moving in the right direction” heading into a planned summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in May. → Read More