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Around the Halls: Israel's Airstrikes in Syria

May 7, 2013, Daniel L. Byman, Kenneth M. Pollack, Michael Doran, Natan B. Sachs, Suzanne Maloney, Salman Shaikh and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Is Syria's Alleged Chemical Weapons Use the Tipping Point for U.S. Intervention?

April 25, 2013, Kenneth M. Pollack

Iran’s Nuclear Program: Is a Peaceful Solution Possible?

February 19, 2013

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A Series of Unfortunate Events: A Crisis Simulation of a U.S.-Iranian Confrontation

October 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

Reading Machiavelli in Iraq

October 24, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

Becoming Enemies: U.S.-Iran Relations During the Iran-Iraq War

September 24, 2012

Simulated War Between U.S.-Iran Has Grisly End

September 24, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

Israel’s Security and Iran: A View from Lt. Gen. Dan Haloutz

September 11, 2012

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The Syrian Spillover

August 10, 2012, Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack

How, When and Whether to End the War in Syria

August 10, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

Unraveling the Syria Mess

August 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack, Frederick W. Kagan, Kimberly Kagan and Marisa C. Sullivan

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Unraveling the Syria Mess

August 7, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

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The Deteriorating Situation in Syria: A Discussion Among Four Brookings Middle East Experts

July 18, 2012, Michael Doran, Kenneth M. Pollack, Daniel L. Byman and Salman Shaikh

Security Dynamics in the Middle East

July 2, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

Sanctions on Iran: Implications for Energy Security

June 29, 2012

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Security in the Persian Gulf: New Frameworks for the Twenty-first Century

June 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

Iraqis are hoping desperately that this [Arab League Summit] will be the moment of their reintegration into the Arab world.

March 27, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack, Baghdad Arab Summit Highlights Iraqi and Mideast Splits

Maliki's Dangerous Tightrope Act at the Arab League Summit in Iraq

March 23, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

Options for U.S. Strategy Toward Syria

March 19, 2012

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Saving Syria: Assessing Options for Regime Change

March 15, 2012, Daniel L. Byman, Michael Doran, Kenneth M. Pollack and Salman Shaikh

Iran and Israel: The Politics of War

February 29, 2012

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Shifting Sands in the Middle East

February 14, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

Iran and Syria: A Tale of Two Crises

February 2, 2012

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The Maliki Dilemma in Iraq

February 1, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack

The Revolt in Syria Could Easily Spread to Other Middle East Countries

January 31, 2012, Kenneth M. Pollack