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    Radwan Ziadeh: Russia Will not Be Able to Achieve Peace in Syria (in Arabic)

    Jan 12, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    Given Russia’s actions in Syria, no Syrian can assume that Moscow is looking for a peaceful resolution of the conflict there. Russia’s interest was simply to p…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Turkey at “the Gate” of Victory at Al-Bab: What’s Next?

    Jan 12, 2017

    The New Year’s Eve attack in Istanbul represents a significant change in relations between Turkey and the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL). Althoug…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    After Aleppo: The Political and Regional Implications of the New Middle East “Troika”

    Dec 28, 2016Joe Macaron

    Since August 2016, new regional power dynamics have been emerging in the wars in Syria. The trend has manifested itself in the fall of Aleppo and the December …

  • Policy Analysis
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Sidelining Asad: Questioning the Future of Russian-Iranian-Turkish Convergence in Syria

    Dec 27, 2016Imad K. Harb

    The battle of Aleppo has finally been decided in favor of the Syrian regime and its Russian, Iranian, and militia cohorts. But for all intents and purposes, th…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    What is Next for Turkey after the Fall of Aleppo?

    Dec 15, 2016Mustafa Gurbuz

    After the fall of Aleppo, Turkey’s capacity to maneuver in the region will suffer tremendously. Indeed, the fall of Aleppo has increased tensions among Syrian …

  • Op-Eds

    Radwan Ziadeh: Trump and his Syria Policy

    Nov 18, 2016Radwan Ziadeh

    Closer US ties with Russia would be disastrous for the Syrian people, who are suffering severe bombardment from the Assad regime and Russian fighter jets.Read …

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Congressional Update – November 17, 2016

    Nov 17, 2016

    (1) Congressional Elections Senate Results: The failure by the Democrats to gain control of the Senate is a bitter loss for the Democratic Party. A few short w…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantUS Foreign Policy

    House Votes in Favor of Syria Sanctions

    Nov 17, 2016

    On Tuesday, November 15, the House agreed, by a unanimous voice vote, to pass HR5732, the Caesar Civilian Protection Act of 2016, a bill that would impose new …

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The New Regional Order amid the Aleppo Rubble

    Oct 20, 2016Joe Macaron

    It became obvious in recent weeks that the US-Russian channel regarding Syria has run its course and can no longer be the bedrock of serious diplomatic efforts…

  • Op-Eds

    Radwan Ziadeh: Trump and Clinton debate Syria

    Oct 19, 2016Radwan Ziadeh

    Ignorance and intervention: Trump and Clinton debate SyriaAleppo was a key issue in the second debate between the Democratic nominee Clinton and the Republican…

  • Al Mayadeen hosts ACW’s Joe Macaron & RISS’ Elena Suponina to discuss US-Russian attempts to reach agreement on Syria (in Arabic)

    Sep 23, 2016Joe Macaron

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  • ACW’s Joe Macaron on the US Announcement of a Truce between Turkish and Kurdish troops in Syria – Orient News (in Arabic)

    Sep 23, 2016Joe Macaron

    Part 1 Part 2 Part 3