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Andrew J. Tabler
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Andrew J. Tabler is the Martin J. Gross Fellow in the Geduld Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant.

Mr. Tabler achieved unparalleled long-term access to Bashar al-Assad's Syria. During fourteen years of residence in the Middle East, Mr. Tabler served as co-founder and editor-in-chief of Syria Today, Syria's first private-sector English-language magazine; as a consultant on U.S.-Syria relations for the International Crisis Group (2008); and as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs (2005-2007), writing on Syrian, Lebanese, and Middle Eastern affairs. Following his graduate work in Cairo, Egypt, Mr. Tabler held editorships with the Middle East Times and Cairo Times, where he focused on Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, before becoming senior editor and director of editorial for the Oxford Business Group (OBG). In 2001, Mr. Tabler personally oversaw with OBG the first comprehensive English-language report on Syria in more than thirty years. Mr. Tabler has lived, worked and studied extensively in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.

Mr. Tabler has interviewed Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad, the late Israeli president Shimon Peres, the late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat, slain Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, and former Lebanese prime ministers Fouad Siniora and Saad Hariri. His articles and opinion pieces on Middle East affairs and U.S. foreign policy have appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, Foreign Policy, and Foreign Affairs. He has also appeared in interviews with CNN, NBC, CBS, PBS, NPR, and the BBC.

Mr. Tabler is author of "Syria's Collapse and How Washington Can Stop It" (Foreign Affairs, July-August 2013) and the 2011 book In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria (Lawrence Hill Books).

Education

M.A., comparative politics, American University in Cairo (AUC); Certificate, Arabic Language Institute, AUC; B.A., Washington & Jefferson College

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Featured Publications

The Narrowing Field of Syria's Opposition
Six years after the outbreak of Syria's civil war, the parties involved, whether aligned with the Assad regime, the Sunni
Apr 11, 2017
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  • James Bowker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
Eyeing Raqqa A Tale of Four Tribes
For the past three years, the Islamic State has held Raqqa, the capital of its self-proclaimed caliphate. But lately, both
Mar 21, 2017
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Maps & Graphics
The Lines That Bind: 100 Years of Sykes-Picot
A century after diplomats Mark Sykes of Britain and François Georges-Picot of France drew up a secret agreement to divide
Dec 19, 2016
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Maps & Graphics
Syrian Kurds as a U.S. Ally: Cooperation and Complications
This collection of essays by Washington Institute experts explores how the United States can work with--or, in some cases, around--the
Nov 18, 2016
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • David Pollock
  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Fabrice Balanche
  • Bilal Wahab
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
In the Lion’s Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington’s Battle with Syria
A key player and an unrelenting obstacle in the Middle East peace process, Syria has long been a thorn in
Aug 12, 2011
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
No Good Outcome: How Israel Could Be Drawn into the Syrian Conflict
Given the complexities and dynamics of the Syrian conflict, it is distinctly possible that Israel could be drawn into the
Nov 26, 2013
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Matthew Levitt
  • David Schenker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Jeffrey White
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Syria's Military Opposition: How Effective, United, or Extremist?
Many options for direct military action in Syria have been on the table, ranging from token strikes with small numbers
Sep 5, 2013
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  • Jeffrey White
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Aaron Y. Zelin

Policy Articles by Andrew J. Tabler

Brief Analysis
Institute expert appeared on PBS's Amanpour to speak about what may be coming in Idlib.
Sep 4, 2018
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
In-Depth Reports
A Tale of Six Tribes: Securing the Middle Euphrates River Valley
Jun 21, 2018
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Institute expert quoted by Reuters on how Iran benefits from Hezbollah's electoral victories in Lebanon.
May 7, 2018
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
The Syria Disaster, Seven Years In
Apr 20, 2018
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
What Comes Next in Syria?
Apr 20, 2018
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
How Syria Came to This
Apr 15, 2018
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
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