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Turkey Calls for Safe Havens and No-Fly Zones in Syria: Five Things You Need to Know
Ankara's security and political concerns may drive it to establish buffer zones unilaterally, while Washington's hesitance could cost it a coalition.
Oct 10, 2014
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Andrew J. Tabler
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Branding Terrorism
October 8, 2014 What is in a name? Apparently a lot. Branding is as important for terrorist groups as it is for companies, if not more so. A brand – its style, symbols, and words – can assist in detracting enemies, recruiting fighters and supporters, attracting followers, inspiring loyalty, raising
Oct 8, 2014
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  • Nathaniel L. Wilson
Brief Analysis
Turkey and the Battle for Kobane
Turkey's primary objective in Syria is to oust the Assad regime, so it is unlikely to materially help the besieged enclave without U.S. and Kurdish commitments toward that goal.
Oct 8, 2014
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Tough Dilemma in Southern Syria
Coordinated Israeli, Jordanian, and allied assistance in the south could boost the moderate Syrian rebels there, stave off an extremist takeover, and facilitate the ongoing international campaign against ISIS.
Oct 6, 2014
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  • Ehud Yaari
Articles & Testimony
The Next Front Line in the Islamic State Onslaught
Lebanon's precarious state has worsened as ISIS beheads citizens and holds troops and police hostage.
Oct 5, 2014
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
The Druze Balancing Act
Druze communities in Syria and Lebanon cannot afford to be on the losing side of the ongoing war, and their cautious approach to local tensions reflects that imperative.
Oct 2, 2014
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  • Noam Raydan
Articles & Testimony
Khorasan Group...Wolf Unit...What's in a Name?
Regardless of what Washington calls the group, intelligence reports show that it represents a very real threat.
Oct 2, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Turkey to Vote on Syria Policy
Turkey has thus far avoided overt participation in the international airstrikes against ISIS, reflecting its continued vulnerability to the group and its complex policy priorities in neighboring Syria.
Oct 1, 2014
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
ISIL 3-24: Do They Do Counter-Insurgency?
Given the group's brutal, nihilistic approach to territories it has seized, any anti-ISIL uprisings that are well planned and externally supported will eventually succeed.
Sep 30, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Video
Brief Analysis
Keynote Address: Samuel W. Lewis Memorial Symposium
The deputy secretary of state speaks about Sam Lewis's diplomatic legacy and the lessons it holds for today's most pressing regional issues.
Sep 29, 2014
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  • William J. Burns
Articles & Testimony
The Khorasan Group Should Scare Us
Targeting Khorasan's leader is important, but what makes the group so frightening is its presence in Syria, where al-Qaeda explosives experts can mingle with radicalized foreign fighters carrying Western passports.
Sep 25, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Video
Brief Analysis
Defeating ISIS: From Strategy to Implementation
A veteran French official, a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, and a seasoned military expert discuss how and where to hit ISIS, and what victory against the group would mean.
Sep 23, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
Reach Out to Arab Tribes in Eastern Syria
Expanding strikes to targets northeast of Aleppo would help Washington and its allies exploit fissures between ISIS and local tribes.
Sep 23, 2014
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
The Radicalization of Syria
As extremist foes fight for supremacy in Syria, their rivalries could threaten Europe.
Sep 12, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Hezbollah's Syrian Quagmire
By siding with the Assad regime and taking up arms against Sunni rebels, Hezbollah has placed itself at the epicenter of a sectarian conflict that has nothing to do with its purported raison d'etre of fighting Israel.
Sep 11, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
There Goes the Neighborhood
Increased al-Qaeda activity on the Golan frontier has some Israelis nostalgic for the days of Assad.
Sep 11, 2014
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Defeat ISIS Without Abetting Evildoers
Hesitance among U.S. regional allies and short-term expediency are no excuse to align with the regimes in Iran and Syria.
Sep 10, 2014
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Why Risk Can Be a Good Thing in Foreign Policy
Much has been made of President Barack Obama's recent admission that he didn't "have a strategy yet" on Syria. With the president scheduled to address the nation Wednesday night about the Islamic State insurgency, the White House appears to be seeking to quash the debate about whether Mr. Obama's risk-averse
Sep 9, 2014
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  • Michael Singh
Articles & Testimony
The Islamic State's Triple Threat
To defeat the jihadist group and address the instability it has caused, the United States will need to follow up on its good first steps in Iraq and get serious about Syria.
Sep 5, 2014
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  • Michael Singh
Articles & Testimony
Obama's Foreign Policy: How to Rescue It
President Obama is right that diplomacy should be America's lead option. But diplomacy needs help, be it military or economic
Sep 5, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey

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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.
Grant Rumley
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.
David Schenker
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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