Many opposition leaders have praised women for their role in the uprising against the Assad regime. But women remain marginalized in opposition politics, portending an uncertain future for female participation in the post-conflict Syrian political sphere.
North Korea has a long history of bellicose rhetoric and threats against South Korea and its allies. The North’s latest aggression, however, has been as intense as ever and tensions in East Asia region have escalated dangerously fast over the past few weeks.
The Israeli military rhetoric may be focused on a threat from Iran, but in recent days the Israeli army has fired tank shells in response to shots fired in the Israeli-held Golan Heights and launched an airstrike in Gaza.
The North Korean government announced yesterday via its Korean Central News Agency that it is placing its “strategic rocket units and long-range artillery units” on their highest alert status.
The horror of the Syrian conflict appears to know no bounds. Every day brings news of a new atrocity and it is clear that both the rebels and the Assad government are guilty of human rights abuses on an enormous scale.