Syria Elections

Assad is here to stay, and international response needs to reflect that

The regime’s sham elections last week aimed to humiliate Syrians opposed to its rule and convince the international community to forget about the war. How should Western countries react?

Millions of Syrians excluded as election takes place under Assad regime

With opponents exiled abroad barred from running and no voting in large swathes of territory outside regime leader Bashar al Assad’s control, there is no doubt he will take the election.