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Syria, the U.S., and Arming the Rebels: Assad’s Use of Chemical Weapons and Obama’s Red Line

June 14, 2013, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Michael Doran, Daniel L. Byman, Shadi Hamid and Bruce Riedel

The Price of America Not Leading in Addressing the Conflict in Syria

June 11, 2013, Michael Doran

Beyond the Arab Awakening: A Strategic Assessment of the Middle East

May 23, 2013, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Daniel L. Byman, Michael Doran, Suzanne Maloney and Steven Pifer

Enlisting Iran On Syria Will Backfire

May 23, 2013, Michael Doran

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

Brookings Experts on Netanyahu’s New Coalition Government in Israel

March 15, 2013, Martin S. Indyk, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Michael Doran, Khaled Elgindy and Natan B. Sachs

Is New Obama Direct Aid Policy to Syrian Rebels a ‘Nothing Burger’?

February 28, 2013, Michael Doran

Arm the Syrian Rebels. Now.

February 8, 2013, Michael Doran and Salman Shaikh

Hagel’s Misreading of How to Treat an Ally

January 31, 2013, Michael Doran

The Road Beyond Damascus

January 17, 2013, Salman Shaikh and Michael Doran

Big Bets and Black Swans: Foreign Policy Challenges for President Obama’s Second Term

January 17, 2013

Hamas Embroils Egypt in Gaza

November 30, 2012, Michael Doran

Syria: The Path Ahead

November 8, 2012

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Romney’s Strategy for Syria

October 22, 2012, Michael Doran

Five Reasons to Intervene in Syria Now

September 26, 2012, Michael Doran and Max Boot

Has the Arab Spring Made the World a More Dangerous Place?

September 13, 2012, Martin S. Indyk, Daniel L. Byman, Bruce Riedel and Michael Doran

Syria's Coming Sectarian Crack-Up

August 13, 2012, Michael Doran

Civil War in Syria

August 12, 2012, Michael Doran

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

Forum Provides a Glimpse into the New Middle East

May 29, 2012, Michael Doran

Campaign 2012: The Challenge of Containing Iran

April 10, 2012

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The Ghost of Iran’s Future

April 10, 2012, Michael Doran

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 Syria: A Tale of Two Crises

February 2, 2012

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