• Op-Eds

    Radwan Ziadeh: A New American Strategy needed for Syria (in Arabic)

    Apr 19, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    The Trump administration is expected to develop a new strategy in Syria to combat ISIL and simultaneously push for a political transition to remove Assad.Read …

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Congressional Update – Week Ending April 14, 2017

    Apr 14, 2017ACW’s Research & Analysis Unit

    Members of Congress approve the American strike on Syria but demands increase for a war authorization before any further action against the country.

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    Radwan Ziadeh: Trump and Syria after the Khan Sheikhoun Massacre (in Arabic)

    Apr 11, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    The Trump administration has to realize that any commitment in Syria would be a long-term commitment that would guarantee the ending of one of the worst catast…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    A Dramatic American Change on Syria, but Will It Be Consequential?

    Apr 7, 2017Imad K. Harb

    As a limited attack on a Syrian military base, the American operation is not likely to rise to the status of being a game changer in Syria.

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    Radwan Ziadeh: How Can We Prevent Syria’s Partition (in Arabic)

    Apr 6, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    There are many analyses and proposals in Washington on how to govern Syria after the end of the conflict, many of which are based on the idea of partitioning S…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Turkey-Russia Rift Heralds an Autonomous Kurdistan in Syria

    Apr 5, 2017Mustafa Gurbuz

    As the Syrian civil war grinds on into a seventh year, a Kurdish autonomous region controlled by the People’s Protection Units becomes more probable in norther…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IranMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Congressional Update – Week Ending March 31, 2017

    Mar 31, 2017Roxanne Perugino

    I. JASTA UpdateOn March 28, the law firm of Mayer Brown LLP hosted a webinar focused on recent developments related to the Justice against Sponsors of Terrori…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqReligion and Politics

    Why Is the Battle against ISIL not Going Well?

    Mar 28, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    On March 22nd, the foreign ministers of the Global Coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) concluded their meeting in Washington, D…

  • Op-Eds

    Radwan Ziadeh: Trump and Human Rights (in Arabic)

    Mar 28, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with an Indian official instead of joining the State Department press conference announcing the annual Human Rights Rep…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranDemocracy and Governance

    Syria Peace Talks in Geneva: A Road to Nowhere

    Mar 27, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    On March 3, 2017, the United Nations’ Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, concluded the last round of Syria peace negotiations in Geneva by saying tha…