Featured Briefing - May 15, 2012

Syria's Bloody Stalemate

A brutal crackdown continues, the opposition resists a political solution, and a divided international community offers no new alternatives, says expert Peter Harling.

Syria's Bloody Stalemate Khaled Al Hariri/Courtesy Reuters

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