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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
Articles & Testimony
The Caliphate as Geopolitical Challenge
Until ISIS declared its so-called caliphate in 2014, this Islamic theological term barely raised flags for the West.
Apr 28, 2016
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  • Jacob Olidort
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Brief Analysis
The Latest Aleppo Battle May Give the Islamic State Another Reprieve
Aside from President Obama, none of the main players in Syria has an interest in rushing toward Raqqa, so they will likely focus on exploiting the various campaigns around Aleppo instead.
Apr 26, 2016
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  • Fabrice Balanche
Articles & Testimony
Red Line Revisited: The Costs and Benefits of Not Striking Syria
Rather than debate the hypothetical results if the administration had ordered strikes in 2013, it is more instructive to examine the policy it did execute, which delivered questionable results at significant cost.
Apr 22, 2016
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  • Michael Singh
Articles & Testimony
Moscow's Playbook in Syria
The recent Russian "withdrawal" from Syria reflects not a parting of ways with Assad but rather frustration with the regime's poor performance on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.
Apr 21, 2016
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Bachar el-Assad Garde Encore la Main
Despite talk of a negotiated transition or a national unity government, Syria's Bashar al-Assad intends to stay. And while Western powers maneuver for diplomatic high ground in Geneva, Russia continues to push its on-the-ground military advantage on Assad's behalf.
Apr 13, 2016
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  • Fabrice Balanche
Brief Analysis
Iran's Army Suffers Its First Casualties in Syria
Elements of the national army have officially joined the IRGC on Syria's battlefields, but Tehran's apparent public-relations strategy could backfire at home if casualties mount.
Apr 12, 2016
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
The Islamic State, Extremism, and the Spread of Transnational Terrorism
For many at-risk Muslims in Europe, the Islamic State provided the opportunity to be a part of building something exciting, and local authorities are now dealing with the consequences of this recruitment wave.
Apr 12, 2016
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  • Matthew Levitt
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
The Alawites in Syrian Society: Loud Silence in a Declaration of Identity Reform
April 11, 2016 The “Declaration” presumably issued by Alawite notables and broadly covered by international media is a historic statement, irrespective of its political implications. While it commands international engagement, both to highlight its positive aspects and to invite its authors to expand on the less positive, it particularly ought
Apr 11, 2016
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  • Hassan Mneimneh
Video
Brief Analysis
Combating Genocide: Reassessing the Fight Against the Islamic State
While Washington and its coalition partners have begun to roll back some of the Islamic State's territorial gains, what more can be done to defeat the group and, until then, protect civilians?
Apr 7, 2016
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Naomi Kikoler
  • James Jeffrey
In-Depth Reports
Ascent of the PYD and the SDF
In this well-documented Research Note, Barak Barfi explores the evolution of the PYD -- the preeminent Kurdish faction in the Syrian conflict -- and its relationship to U.S. objectives.
Apr 7, 2016
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  • Barak Barfi
Articles & Testimony
The Next President's Choices on ISIS
From continuing the status quo to deploying limited ground brigades, the next administration will inherit a range of feasible options, but only some would serve U.S. interests, and all of them come with formidable postwar questions.
Apr 3, 2016
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  • James Jeffrey
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Repercussions of the Saudi-Iranian Conflict on North Africa
March 31, 2016 The Iranian Shura Council and Assembly of Experts elections in February have resulted in gains for moderate reformists in a peaceful political contest. The elections’ contrast to the region’s political turmoil brings to mind the ironic words of British Parliamentarian Jock Bruce-Gardyne. In 1966, the politician described
Mar 31, 2016
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  • Nouh El Harmouzi
Video
Brief Analysis
The Syrian Kurds: Whose Ally?
Read a summary or watch video of this energetic debate on how Washington should balance vitally important relationships with Turkey and the Syrian Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State.
Mar 29, 2016
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Soner Cagaptay
  • David Pollock
  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
My Journey Through Brussels' Terrorist Safe Haven
Police and prevention officers in the Islamist hotbed of Molenbeek are eager to step up their counterradicalization efforts, but they are running short on resources and time.
Mar 27, 2016
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  • Matthew Levitt
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
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
Articles & Testimony
The Islamic State's Lone-Wolf Era Is Over
Small-scale attacks by homegrown radicals are out, complex plots to maximize carnage are in, and the long-term domestic threat to Europe is stark.
Mar 24, 2016
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  • Matthew Levitt
Video
Brief Analysis
Putin's Middle East Policy: Causes and Consequences
Two experts discuss Russia's increasingly assertive regional policy and what it means for American and allied interests. Read a summary or watch video of the full event.
Mar 23, 2016
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Philip Gordon
Articles & Testimony
The War of All Against Turkey
Unless Erdogan changes his stripes and becomes a unifying politician amid the current terror tsunami, he may go down in history as the leader who broke Turkey while trying to become a king.
Mar 21, 2016
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Does Russia's Faux Withdrawal Mean a New Crisis Is Coming?
Putin's regime is less stable than meets the eye, and Russia's future remains uncertain.
Mar 19, 2016
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya

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Andrew J. Tabler
Andrew J. Tabler
Andrew J. Tabler is the Martin J. Gross Senior Fellow in the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant.
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Grant Rumley
Grant Rumley is the Meisel-Goldberger Senior Fellow and Director of the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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David Schenker
David Schenker is the Taube Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics. He is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
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Elizabeth Dent
Elizabeth Dent is a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where she focuses on U.S. foreign and defense policy toward the Gulf states, Iraq, and Syria.
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