The case for a Syrian democratic republic - comment
President Bashar Assad remains ruler of a shattered nation. Assad’s party – the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party (ASBP) – continues to assert dominance over 60% of the country.
SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad addresses members of his country’s parliament in Damascus in August. (photo credit: SANA/REUTERS)ByANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON
