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What Should U.S. Policy Be in Syria?
As debate intensifies over how Washington should respond to Syria's escalating crisis, CFR rounded up experts to offer their recommendations. The following is Mr. Tabler's contribution; read the full roundtable on the CFR website. For nearly a year, Washington has found new and creative ways of not dealing directly with
Dec 11, 2012
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Last Act in Damascus
How will the end come for Assad's crippled regime?
Dec 11, 2012
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Rally 'Round the Jihadist
The Obama administration slapped a terrorist designation on a jihadist rebel faction in Syria, but only managed to spark an anti-American backlash among the opposition.
Dec 11, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
The Rise of Al Qaeda in Syria
Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate began as an offshoot of the same Iraqi branch with which it has now merged. How did Jabhat al-Nusra rise to prominence within the Syrian rebellion?
Dec 6, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Syria after Assad: Heading toward a Hard Fall?
Rather than ending Syria's civil war, the regime's fall might herald a new, more dangerous phase, and the United States should prepare accordingly.
Dec 5, 2012
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
The New Normal on the Turkish-Syrian Border
Ankara does not want the conflict to escalate, but it cannot live with the civil war in Syria and the continued cross-border shelling it breeds, accidental or not.
Dec 5, 2012
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
How Would Assad Use Chemical Weapons?
Amid new chemical weapons activity in Syria, Washington must prepare for the practical implications of acting on its warnings.
Dec 4, 2012
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
The New Arabists
A review of "Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad" by David W. Lesch
"In 2000, not long after Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad died and was succeeded by his son Bashar, analogies between the Assads and the Corleone family of The Godfather started to make the rounds. While details of the popular metaphor varied, the dominant focus of the comparison was on whether Bashar
Dec 3, 2012
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Responding to Assad's Use of Airpower in Syria
Through innovative use of Patriot missile batteries and command-and-control aircraft, Washington and its allies could create a much-needed protective arc for Syrian civilians without having to penetrate the regime's still-formidable air defenses.
Nov 20, 2012
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
The Changing Terrain: An Interim Assessment of the Arab Spring and Its Policy Implications
Nearly two years after the onset of the Arab Spring, four leaders have been toppled, a bloody civil war is raging in Syria with no end in sight, and the status quo in other Arab states is fragile. Where does all of this lead? In this paper, Michael Herzog assesses
Nov 13, 2012
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  • Michael Herzog
Brief Analysis
Syria's Internal War Turns Against the Regime
As the Assad regime's increasingly precarious military situation becomes irreversible, outside assistance could help deter Damascus from extreme escalation.
Nov 13, 2012
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  • Jeffrey White
Video
Brief Analysis
Middle East Policy Planning for a Second Obama Administration
Memo from a Fictional NSC Staffer
On November 8, 2012, Washington Institute executive director Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum along with Dennis Ross and Jim Jeffrey. The following is an edited version of Dr. Satloff's comments; the full event can be viewed in the above video. If President Obama tasked a courageous National Security Council
Nov 9, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
Video
Brief Analysis
After the Election: Implications for U.S. Middle East Policy
How will those in the region -- allies, adversaries, and everyone in between -- react to the election results? Watch online as veteran policy practitioners and scholars explore the priorities and challenges of the second Obama administration.
Nov 8, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
  • James Jeffrey
  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
The Dream Team
Amid talk of personnel shakeups and foreign policy retooling, a former Obama advisor suggests how the president should choose his top aides and cabinet secretaries.
Nov 8, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Video
The New Administration: Impact on the Middle East
Satloff: Obama Administration to Test Iran with 'Grand Deal'
Nov 6, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Shiite Clergy's Silence toward Syrian Crisis
In times of conflict, being impartial does not necessarily translate into neutrality; silence in such circumstances may signify taking a side. This is indeed the Shi’ite clergy’s narrative about the violence in Syria.
Nov 5, 2012
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  • Mehdi Khalaji
Articles & Testimony
Lessons from a Forgotten War
How America's first foray into the modern Arab world can help solve its current entanglements.
Nov 2, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Syria and the Next U.S. Administration
Although Syria has long been a vexing policy issue for the United States, intervening after the election to help end the Assad regime should not be a difficult decision.
Nov 1, 2012
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Why Syria's Fragmentation Is Turkey's Opportunity
As Ankara's longstanding Kurdish conflict continues, its neighbor's breakup could create unexpected allies.
Oct 24, 2012
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Parag Khanna
Articles & Testimony
Hezbollah under Pressure
Hezbollah's days of dominating Lebanon are likely numbered, and the militia's recent behavior suggests that it sees the writing on the wall.
Oct 23, 2012
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  • David Schenker

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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.
Elizabeth Dent - source: The Washington Institute
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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