Trudy Rubin

Syrians are dancing in the streets of Damascus and other cities, to celebrate the collapse of the hideous regime of Bashar al-Assad , the man

How to coalesce secular Syrians, moderate Muslims, Kurds and Christians into a government with Islamists is the huge challenge Syria will face.

Syrians are dancing in the streets of Damascus and other cities, to celebrate the collapse of the hideous regime of Bashar al-Assad, the man

Syrians are dancing in the streets of Damascus and other cities to celebrate the collapse of the hideous regime of Bashar al-Assad, the man responsible

Uniting widely disparate groups into a government with Islamists while holding free elections is the huge challenge

Russia and Iran lose influence and a pivotal proxy with the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin writes.

While the world's Mideast focus has shifted to Lebanon and Syria, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza only gets worse.

While the world's Mideast focus has shifted to Lebanon and Syria, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza only gets worse.

While the world’s Mideast focus has shifted to Lebanon and Syria, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza only gets worse.

At a time when the world is so chaotic you may be avoiding the news, it's easy to conclude there's no way you can make a difference.