Russia and Iran stay losing

The impact of Assad's fall on his two staunchest allies, Russia and Iran.

In a year of remarkable global events, the rapid ascent of anti-government forces leading to the collapse of a 50-year dictatorship will undoubtedly go down as one of the most unexpected.

Over a series of stunning moves that started around Thanksgiving (in the US) and concluded in less than two weeks, a coalition of anti-regime rebels led by Ha’yat Tahri…