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Returning to Hafiz al-Assad’s Syria: Bashar Heads Back to the Future in 2020

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020

Nikolaos van Dam on Syria, Assad, the Opposition, Refugees, Kurds, Terrorism, & the Future of the Middle East

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 10th, 2020

Is the US Decision to Withdraw from Syria in 2019 a Mistake like its Decision to Withdraw from Lebanon in 1983? – By Prof. Robert Rabil

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 26th, 2019

Syria: is it time for the West to talk with Assad?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 19th, 2019

Nationalism, War, and The Future of The Middle East – by S. Farah

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 25th, 2019

The Plight of the Druze Hostages Held by ISIS & the War on the Islamic State – by Talal el-Atrache

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 9th, 2018

Saudi Arabia, Shi’ism and the Illusion of Reform – by Robert G. Rabil

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

Idlib: The Game Above the Game – by David W. Lesch

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Loyalty over geography: Re-interpreting the notion of ‘Useful Syria’ — By Matthias Sulz

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 6th, 2018

Winning in Syria and the Middle East – By David W. Lesch and Kamal Alam

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 16th, 2018

Helsinki Meeting Does Little to Clarify America’s Syria Policy – By Joshua Landis 

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 16th, 2018

Juliette El-Mir Saadeh: Gender politics and women in armed conflict in Syria

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 9th, 2018

It Would Have Been Preferable Not to Militarily Intervene in Syria – By Ambassador @nikolaosvandam

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 8th, 2018

U.S. Involves itself Ever Deeper in Middle East with No Clear Strategic Interest – By Sam Farah

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018

The Last Thing the Middle East Needs Now Is Another War  – By Robert Rabil

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 27th, 2018

The Syrian Social Nationalist Party’s (SSNP) Expansion in Syria – By Jesse McDonald

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 22nd, 2018

Trump May Be Right – By David W. Lesch

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018

Syria, Deterrence of Chemical Weapons and U.S. Policy in the Middle East – By Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 12th, 2018

Intervention in Syrien: Sollten wir eingestehen, dass der Krieg gegen das syrische Regime verloren ist? – By Nikolaos van Dam @nikolaosvandam

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 25th, 2018

Foreign intervention in Syria: Isn’t it time to admit that the war against the Syrian regime is lost? – By Nikolaos van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 8th, 2018

A Sustainable United States Policy for North Syria, the Kurds, Turkey and the Syrian Government – by Landis and Barber

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

US Policy Toward the Levant, Kurds and Turkey – By Joshua Landis 

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 15th, 2018

Reply to Steven Heydemann’s “Assessing Nikolas Van Dam on Syria’s Fate” – By Nikolaos Van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 20th, 2017

Assessing Nikaolas Van Dam on Syria’s Fate – by Steven Heydemann

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 17th, 2017

Syria: Who will win the future? – By Nikolaos van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 11th, 2017

Who Will Usher the Middle East Into an Era of Peace? – By Sam Farah

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 23rd, 2017

Trump’s Iran Policy is More about Rollback Than Nukes; It Will Cause More Failed States – by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Will the U.S. Abandon the Kurds of Syria Once ISIS is Destroyed? by Landis, Itani, Simon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 1st, 2017

End of US Support for Syrian Rebels Sounds Death Knell for Attempt to Roll Back Iran & Russia in Syria – By Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 20th, 2017

Rollback? Trump’s Iran claims not just flawed but dangerous – by Steven Simon

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 5th, 2017

Farewell to Ibrahim “Abe” Soliman: A Syrian-American Who Worked for Peace between Syria and Israel – By Geoffrey Aronson

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 12th, 2017

Nationalism Between Europe and The Middle East – By Sam Farah

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 9th, 2017

The SSNP’s Military: The Eagles of the Whirlwind & Their Emblem – By Jesse McDonald

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 4th, 2017

China, the U.S, and the Future of the Middle East – By Sam Farah

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 1st, 2017

Revisiting the Malki Affair – By Christopher Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 23rd, 2017

Russia’s Escalation in Syria: Making It Tougher to Fight ISIS? – By Nicholas A. Heras

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, April 8th, 2017

Revenge Being Meted Out on ISIS linked Sunni Tribes of Iraq – FrontLine “Iraq Uncovered”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017

Why the U.S. Should Team Up with the Kurds & Not Turkey to Take Raqqa and Destroy the Islamic State

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 17th, 2017

Three Points Regarding Syrian Refugees and President Trump’s Travel Ban – By Sam Farah

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 16th, 2017

Akram al-Hawrani: Syria’s Left-Wing Populist and the United Arab Republic – By Christopher Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 16th, 2017

Yes, Syrian Kurds Have Committed War Crimes – Roy Gutman Responds to Aymenn Tamimi

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 12th, 2017

The rise and fall of a CIA-backed rebel commander in Syria – by @ErikaSolomon

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 9th, 2017

A Post-National Framework for Peace and Stability in the Middle East – by Sam Farah

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 28th, 2017

America’s Failure – and Russia and Iran’s Success – in Syria’s Cataclysmic Civil War – By Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 12th, 2017

Roy Gutman Responds to Ehsani2’s critique of his articles arguing that Assad built ISIS and Staged al-Qaida Bombings

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 18th, 2016

DAM WARS: How Water Scarcity Helped Create ISIS – by Quentin de Pimodan

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 11th, 2016

Is Assad the Author of ISIS? Did Iran Blow Up Assef Shawkat? And Other Tall Tales – By Ehsani2

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 5th, 2016

China’s Interests in Syria and the Middle East – by Dr. Christina Lin

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 13th, 2016

How Will the Syrian Crisis End? – By Ehsani2

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 10th, 2016

Aleppo and America’s Syria Policy – by Robert G. Rabil

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 3rd, 2016

“Remember Syria’s Adib Shishakli,” by Christopher Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

Lens on Syria, by Daniel Demeter

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 14th, 2016

The Druze in the Syrian Conflict – By Talal El Atrache

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 5th, 2016

“Why the UN’s Excuses For its Aid Fiasco in Syria Fail to Convince,” By Reinoud Leenders

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 3rd, 2016

“Turkey’s Syria Intervention,” by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 28th, 2016

“Who is to blame for Syria’s nightmare?” By Ehsani2

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 31st, 2016

“What the Rebel Loss of Aleppo Will Mean for Syria,” by Landis, Heras, Lund & Abdulhamid

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 29th, 2016

“Educating Syrian Refugees in Turkey,” by Salih Yasun

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 25th, 2016

The Boy Beheaded by Zinki Fighters, Abdullah Tayseer, Who Was He? – By Ehsani2

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 22nd, 2016

Marie Colvin’s Death Was Tragic, But It Was Random

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 13th, 2016

In the Line of Fire — the War Against the UN in Syria

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 4th, 2016

“The Asad Petition of 1936: Bashar’s Grandfather Was Pro-Unionist,” By Stefan Winter

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

General Gouraud: “Saladin, We’re Back!” Did He Really Say It?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 27th, 2016

“India and the Syrian Conflict,” by Niraj Srivastava

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 26th, 2016

Remembering Dr. Hassan al-Araj

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

“The Lens of History and Assad,” by David W. Lesch & Carey Latimore

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 28th, 2016

“President al-Assad’s First Speech – An Insider’s Account,” by Ehsani

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

“Assad’s Fateful Choice” by David W. Lesch

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, April 9th, 2016

Call for Submissions: Syrian Studies Association Prizes for Outstanding Dissertation and Article on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 11th, 2016

“The Assyrians of Syria: History and Prospets” by Mardean Isaac

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 20th, 2015

Wonderful NGO with School for Syrian Refugee Children in Northern Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

“A Trip to the ‘Caliphate’: Oppressive Justice under ISIS,” By Omar al-Wardi

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 21st, 2015

“Regime-Change without State Collapse is Impossible in Syria,” Landis Interviewed by RT’s Sophie&Co

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 9th, 2015

“Russia’s Intervention in Syria – A View From the Past,” by Meir Zamir

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

Abdallah al-Muhaysini, a Pivotal Figure in the Islamist Insurgency in Syria,” by Waleed Rikab

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

“The inside Story of the British Suicide Bomber of Ramadi,” By Tam Hussein

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 21st, 2015

“Mohammad Nassif: The Shadow Man of the Syria-Iran Axis,” by Mohammad Ataie

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 16th, 2015

The Syrian Southern Front: Why it Offers Better Justice and Hope than Northern Front” by Marika Sosnowski

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 9th, 2015

Who was Mohammad Nasif Kheirbek?” by Mohammad D.

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 30th, 2015

Outstanding Book & Article on Syria. Prizes by Syrian Studies Association

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 13th, 2015

“Did Ali Mamlouk, Assad’s Spy Chief, Try to Carry out a Coup?” by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 11th, 2015

“The evolving humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis,” by Marika Sosnowski

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 10th, 2015

How Far is Hezbollah Willing to Go in Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 20th, 2015

The Killing of Muhammad al-Assad, a.k.a. “Shaykh al-Jabal”

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 14th, 2015

Syria Photo Guide

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015

Syria Year-End Predictions and Analysis – by Joshua Landis (28 December 2014)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 28th, 2014

2014 Roundup and 2015 Predictions by Aron Lund

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 26th, 2014

“The Legal Foundations of the Islamic State,” By Mara Revkin

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 17th, 2014

“What Motivates European Youth to Join ISIS?” by Loretta Bass

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 20th, 2014

Fareed Zakaria goes 1-on-1 with Syria expert Joshua Landis to discuss an innovative solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 8th, 2014

Nusra’s Offensive in Idlib & its Attempt to Destroy Washington’s Allies. November 2014

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

A Visit to the Tomb of Hafez al-Asad

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Joshua Landis on ISIS, Syria & the “Great Sorting Out” in the Middle East – Interview with Danny Postel

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 17th, 2014

“What’s at Stake in Kobani: Islamic State and Kobani Calculations,” By Carl Drott

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 9th, 2014

“Dreaming of Home: Syrian Refugees in Jordan’s Cities – Will They Be Repatriated?” by Matthew R. Stevens

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

“ISIS Is Weaker Than It Looks,” By Balint Szlanko

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 13th, 2014

“10 Things to Know About Refugees in Jordan,” by Justin Schon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 10th, 2014

The Future of ISIS and the Sectarian Response: ISIS has Picked a Fight it Cannot Win

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 15th, 2014

Syria: The West Should Stop Raising False Expectations – By Nikolaos van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 19th, 2014

“Who Was Hilal al-Assad?” By Mohammad D.

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 6th, 2014

“Obama Approval of Manpads for Rebels Would Violate US Agreements, Policy, and Endanger Airliners,” by James McMichael

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 29th, 2014

Sham al-Islam: Its Project and Promise in Healing the Wounded Lands of the Levant

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 27th, 2014

“Do Syrians Want To Fight Until Victory or Do they Want a Ceasefire?” by James McMichael

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

The Northern Storm Brigade: It’s History, Current Status, and Why It Matters By Chris Looney

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

The Syrian Uprising at Three Years

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 17th, 2014

Saudis and CIA agree to Arm Syrian “Moderates” with Advanced Weapons

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 15th, 2014

“Inter-Rebel Fighting Enters a New Phase as Salafists Declare Open War on ISIS,” by Daniel Abdallah

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 14th, 2014

“Syria, Iraq and Lebanon: the new Af-Pak,” by Anno Bunnik

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

“Does the Truce Between ISIS and Suqour al-Sham Mean an End to Syria’s Inter-Rebel War?” By Daniel Abdallah

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 7th, 2014

“The ISIS – Suquor al-Sham Truce: Is It Real and Can It Last?” By Daniel Abdallah

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 6th, 2014

“Why Syria’s Assad heads to Geneva from a position of strength,” by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

“Observations of a Homsi living in Tartous,” by Aboud Dandachi

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

The Battle between ISIS and Syria’s Rebel Militias

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 4th, 2014

“Why Syria’s Kurds are beating Al Qaeda,” By Balint Szlanko

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

Battle in East Ghouta, Damascus: Rebels Claim to kill 800 Syrian Army Soldiers

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 16th, 2013

Zahran Alloush: His Ideology and Beliefs

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 15th, 2013

“Al-Qaeda’s Governance Strategy in Raqqa,” by Chris Looney

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 8th, 2013

The Work of Fabrice Balanche on Alawites and Syrian Communitarianism reviewed by Nikolaos van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 30th, 2013

Notes on the Growing Struggle between ISIS, Nusra/Ahrar, and other factions of the FSA

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Syrian Army Retakes important towns in Aleppo, Homs and Damascus. Both Salah and Salameh, leaders of largest Aleppo militia, wounded.

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 15th, 2013

Syria’s Top Five Insurgent Leaders

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Lashes out at Critics (30 September 2013)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 30th, 2013

“Syrian Chemical Weapons & the Possibility of Ending the Civil War,” by William R Polk

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 29th, 2013

Are the Islamic Courts of Aleppo run by al-Nusra? Aron Lund Answers

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

“Red Lines and False Choices,” by Sarah Shields

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 5th, 2013

Syria Consolidates into Three Cantons as the Opposition Pushes Back, Taking Mengh Airbase and other Strategic Points

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Vision of Syria’s Future

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Do the Massacres in Bayda and Banyas Portend Ethnic Cleansing to Create an Alawite State?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 13th, 2013

Is Syria Like Iraq?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Should the US Intervene? And Listener Responses – Positive and Negative

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Buffer Zones: Can They Help?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

News Round Up (8 April 2013)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 8th, 2013

News Round Up (3 April 2013) New Revolutionary Front, Asma on Mother’s Day, M.B. Declaration

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Syria Video – a powerful web service that maps Syrian war video by town and province

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 31st, 2013

Jabhat al-Nusra Shaikh Promises to Decapitate Every Oppressive Arab Leader

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 30th, 2013

Opposition Infighting and Fragmentation Bedevils Syria

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

“Jihad in Syria (Part II): The Assad Regime Perspective,” By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 25th, 2013

Moaz al-Khatib, Moderate Syrian Leader, Resigns, as Islamic Front and Nusra Move on Damascus. Will the US build a Counter-force?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 24th, 2013

“Syrian Regime Loses Last Credible Ally among the Sunni Ulama,” by Thomas Pierret

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 22nd, 2013

“Jihad in Syria,” By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 22nd, 2013

“The Free Syrian Army Does Exist” by Koert Debeuf & Response by Aron Lund

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Who is Ghassn Hitto? Why Was He backed to be Prime Minister of an Interim Gov by Mustafa Sabbagh?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Capture of Raqqa – Daraa Offensive – Schooling Crisis – Kerry Supportive

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Raqqa Falls – (4 March 2013) Assad’s Interview with Hala Jaber

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 4th, 2013

Why the US is Reluctant to Support the Syrian Revolution (in Arabic)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

News Round Up (1 March 2013)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 1st, 2013

Kerry at a Crossroads on Syria – Sending Mixed Signals

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Debate Over Death and Suffering in Syria; Rebel Unity Efforts

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

News Round Up (18 Feb 2013)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 18th, 2013

10 Anti-tank Missiles Supplied to Military Council for Aleppo Fight

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 16th, 2013

Obama’s State of the Union – Reactions; Battle for Damascus Promises to be Long

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Why Are Syrians So Prone to Factionalism? by Abdul Ahad; Ahrar al-Sham Takes Jarrah Air Base

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Noah Bonsey: “Liberation Front Represents Mainstream National Militant Alliance”

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 11th, 2013

Noah Bonsey on the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front; Nick Heras on how Islamic Militias emulate Hamas and Hizbullah

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

Syria’s Islamic Front Militias and How They Think about Minorities

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

News Round Up (30 January 2013)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

Obama Worries Syria Intervention Would Backfire; Medvedev Says Assad Losing Power by the Day

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 27th, 2013

Levant States Coming Unglued as Iraq teeters on Edge of Civil War and Syria Beset by over 1000 militias

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 27th, 2013

Syrian Agriculture Collapses; Al-Qaida Thrives; Refugee Numbers Spike

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Readers Letters; News Round Up (January 22, 2013

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Hof, Doran, and Shaikh argue for greater US role in guiding Syrian opposition and transition

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 17th, 2013

Assad Does not Live Russian Ship; Islamists More Honest and Capable than FSA; Winter Misery

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

News Round Up (13 January 2013)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 13th, 2013

“Forming a Syrian Opposition Government: The Time is Now” by Fred Hof; Ziadeh

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

News Round Up (January 9 2013)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Assad Speech – December 6, 2012

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 6th, 2013

News Round Up (Jan 5, 2013)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 5th, 2013

Assad Regime May Well Survive to 2014

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

“Syria’s chaos isn’t America’s fault,” by Miller; “Abu Ali’s wake-up call,” by Abdul-Ahad

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

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Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

News Round Up (28 December 2012)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 28th, 2012

“Women: The Forgotten Victims” by Aida Dalati

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 28th, 2012

“Washington doesn’t care about Syria,” Landis, News Round Up (Dec. 23, 2012)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 23rd, 2012

News Round Up (21 December 2012) Debate over al-Nusra

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 21st, 2012

“Is an Alawite State in Syria’s Future?,”Cecily Hilleary interviews Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 20th, 2012

Latakia will become Focus of Alawi-Sunni Contest; Scorched Earth; Hama in Flames; 27% of US Public Say…

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

News Round Up (17 December 2012)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 17th, 2012

Betting on Bashar’s Expire Date; Russia Prevaricates; National Coalition Struggles

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 14th, 2012

Recognition, Scuds, Ministry of Interior, Controversy over Jabhat al-Nusra

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

Obama Recognizes National Coalition; Trudy Rubin – “Arm Rebels”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

“Three Scenarios for Syria’s Future,” by Joshua Landis w. Lara Setrakian

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Syrian Militias Establish New Command – Pro-Jabhat al-Nusra Alliance Emerges

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 10th, 2012

“Chemical Weapons in Syria: Fact, Fiction, and Fib,” by Aron Lund

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 8th, 2012

“Islamism and the Syrian revolution,” by Aron Lund

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 8th, 2012

Chemical Weapons; Jabhat al-Nusra; The End Game; Recognizing National Coalition

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 7th, 2012

News Round Up (1 December 2012)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012

“Syria’s Long Civil War” by Glenn Robinson

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 30th, 2012

“The Struggle for Abu Kamal: Peace after Defeating the Dictator’s Forces,” by Asaad al-Saleh

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 30th, 2012

Opposition Claims 4 Jets Shot down Today – The Alawite Existential Dilemma

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

Syria: the Strategic Prize for New and More Religious Sunni Leaders of the Middle East

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

Will Assad Soon Abandon the North to Rebel Control?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

Announcement of Islamic State in Aleppo Met with Widespread Denials. Opposition Gains Ground and Recognition in Europe

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

The Khatib Controversy – How Liberal is He? More Countries Recognize National Coalition

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 16th, 2012

“The Formation of Syria’s National Coalition: An Assessment and Analysis,” By Amr al-Azm

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

New Syrian Leadership Electrifies Opposition: Ten Countries Promise Recognition

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 12th, 2012

Clinton Effort to Create Syrian Government in Exile Collapses

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

Syria Disintegrating

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

Clinton’s Effort to Build a Syrian Government in Exile Seems Doomed

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 4th, 2012

Kurds and FSA Fight as Clinton’s Efforts to Build New Government Stir Hornet’s Nest

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Clinton Helps Shape New Syrian Gov in Exile

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 1st, 2012

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