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Trump’s Syria Announcement Underscores US Policy Meltdown
Dec 20, 2018Daniel BrumbergThe withdrawal of US troops will make it easier for Moscow and Tehran to advance a political solution ensuring that Assad and his allies remain in power.
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Russian Gains Are American Losses in the Arab World
Oct 30, 2018Putin’s assessment of a receding American international influence paves the way for an even larger Russian role in the Arab world.
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The Raging—and Surprising—Battle for Southern Syria
Jul 5, 2018The Syrian regime began its assault on the southern city of Daraa toward the end of June, assisted as elsewhere in Syria by Russian warplanes and Iran-supporte…
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A Crack in the Russian-Iranian Alliance in Syria?
May 23, 2018In a rare instance since the Russian intervention in Syria in September 2015, the policy differences between Moscow and Tehran have become public. This raised …
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The United States Abdicates Its Responsibilities in the Middle East
May 17, 2018It is impossible to see how the massacre of unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza or the moving of the American embassy to Jerusalem will help chart a way out…
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A Dangerous Israeli-Iranian Escalation in Syria
May 11, 2018In the most dangerous escalation since the establishment of the Golan Heights ceasefire line in 1973, Israel and Iran exchanged fire in southwestern Syria unde…
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Deploying Arab Forces in Syria is not Advisable, nor Possible
May 10, 2018Over the last few months, President Donald Trump has made announcements that regional states should bear more of the burden of ridding Syria of the so-called I…
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The Kosovo Model for Syria
Apr 17, 2018The April 13, 2018, American-British-French strike on Syria was wider in scope and effect than that of April 2017 on Shairat Air Base; both conducted as punish…