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Islamophobia: What the Islamic State Really Wants
Lone wolf attacks are inevitable, but U.S. and Western reactions will determine whether the jihadist group succeeds in its long-term goal of turning its hatred into a culture war legitimized by the other side.
Jul 29, 2016
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Muhammad Mansour
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Syria’s Compounding Health Care Crisis
The Syrian government has intentionally targeted its own medical infrastructure, a violation of the Geneva Convention that has resulted in the near complete destruction of the country's modern preconflict health care system.
Jul 29, 2016
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Steven Phillips
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Aftermath of the al-Qaa Terrorist Attack: Shifts in Lebanese Politics
The eight suicide bombers were apparently dispatched to disrupt a new political paradigm in Lebanon: a Christian-Shiite alliance.
Jul 29, 2016
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Fadi al-Dahouk
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Dabiq: The Problem and Solution to the Syrian Crisis
The Islamic State (ISIS)’s siege of Mare’ in the countryside north of Aleppo near Dabiq has once again brought this Syrian town into the public eye. It is one of ISIS’s latest conquests in a string of newly captured strategic villages such as Kafr Kalbin and Jibrin during the end
Jun 24, 2016
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Rezan Haddou
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Disentangling the Legacies of ISIS
It is certainly still premature to engage in a post-mortem for the “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). While the group has lost two-fifths of its territorial conquests, including Tikrit, Ramadi, Tal Abyad, Sinjar, and Palmyra, ISIS has not yet been put fully on the defensive. Instead, it continues
Jun 17, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Northern Syria’s New Democratic Federal System
On March 17, the PYD declared the establishment of the Founding Council of Democratic Federal System in Rojava and announced the declaration of a democratic federal system for northern Syria. Analyzing the result of this declaration can provide a better view of the PYD’s strategic policies and goals and how
May 27, 2016
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Frzand Sherko
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Between Iran and the Gulf: An Environment in Transition
May 20, 2016 In the Gulf region, a state of tension prevails regarding what has become of the Arab world. Fears are also growing of Iran’s strength, population, regional expansion, semi-revolutionary ideology, increasingly institutionalized political system, and nuclear agreement. Moreover, Iran has actively involved itself in both realms, using its
May 20, 2016
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Shafeeq Ghabra
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Media Analysis of the Meeting Between Prince Turki Al-Faisal and General Amidror
The May 6 meeting between Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, and Israeli Major General Yaakov Amidror, Israel's former national security advisor—hosted by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy—has spurred a wide range of differing voices in the Arab press to comment. Some newspapers have denounced the
May 20, 2016
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Mohamed Abdelaziz
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The Ideology of Authority: 50 Years of Education in Syria
April 28, 2016 In the decades before 2011, Syria’s Baath Party flag, which controlled “society and state," and images of the president and “Leader” dominated all public platforms: the corridors of the state’s institutions and agencies, public squares, and even non-governmental institutions. This branding was most visible in educational institutions
Apr 28, 2016
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Dr. Raymon Al-Maaloli
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Arab Culture and the Yazidi Tragedy: Context and Accountability
April 28, 2016 Yazidism is a separate religion. It is not “Umayyad Islam,” and neither is it an off-shoot of Sufism. Islam, notably in its ecstatic rituals, is evidently part of the Yazidi universe ― to which Yazidism has contributed, and from which it has adapted. Still, Yazidism is not
Apr 28, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Will the End of the Syrian Civil War Bring a Chechnization of Syria?
For the first weeks of 2016, the imminent “Geneva 3” conference was hyped as the best chance to a find a political solution to the seemingly indefinite Syrian civil war. Despite the buzz and high expectations for diplomacy, violence marked the eve of the negotiations. Syrian soldiers, the YPG, Afghan
Mar 25, 2016
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Dani Tahrawi
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Aleppo and the Geneva III Trap
Ostensibly convened to develop a political solution to the five-year old Syrian crisis, the Geneva III talks were based on deceit. While diplomatic teams from major world capitals wrangled over the minutiae of the negotiation process, Moscow was preparing a major air and special forces offensive against opposition-held territory in
Feb 11, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Russia and the United States: A Test of Wills at Geneva
The fifth anniversary of the Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad's government will be commemorated in a few weeks with yet another round of diplomatic attempts at forging a political solution. The Syrian crisis has killed hundreds of thousands, injured and displaced millions, and destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. Facing
Feb 4, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Is Syria Russia's New Afghanistan?
October 16, 2015 A year after the American-led international coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) began its airstrikes in Syria and over 7,000 attacks later, U.S. President Barack Obama has come to realize that the air campaign in Syria will not achieve any of the coalition’s objectives. The new Russian
Oct 16, 2015
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Muhammad Mansour
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The Battle for Kobane Is also Political
The attack on Kobane, pitting ISIS against Kurdish forces, is a political as well as military battle given its presence on the border between Turkey and Syria.
Dec 5, 2014
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John Saleh
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Partner with the Syrian Rebels
In his speech on Wednesday, President Obama announced that the United States will increase training and arming for the moderate Syria rebels. Given the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), that is the correct move: Syria’s moderate rebels are as important as ever. Much like
Sep 12, 2014
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Oula A. Alrifai
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