Browse Research and Commentary

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

Will reports of chemical weapons spur global action on Syria?

May 2, 2013, Salman Shaikh

Is Obama’s Red Line a Green Light?

April 29, 2013, Salman Shaikh

BRICS Leadership Will Be Tested by Syria

March 25, 2013, Salman Shaikh

Syria's First Interim Prime Minister

March 19, 2013, Salman Shaikh

U.S. Intervention in Syria

March 1, 2013, Salman Shaikh

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Arm the Syrian Rebels. Now.

February 8, 2013, Michael Doran and Salman Shaikh

Lebanon and its Multiple Challenges

January 31, 2013

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The Road Beyond Damascus

January 17, 2013, Salman Shaikh and Michael Doran

A People’s Agenda for Gulf Co-operation

January 15, 2013, Salman Shaikh

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

January 17, 2013

The Challenge for Palestinians Is Leveraging UN Gains

November 30, 2012, Salman Shaikh

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With Ceasefire, Hamas' Isolation Has Ended

November 23, 2012, Salman Shaikh

Between Interference and Assistance: The Politics of International Support in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya

November 2012, Shadi Hamid and Salman Shaikh

Syria: The Path Ahead

November 8, 2012

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Losing Syria (And How to Avoid It)

October 18, 2012, Salman Shaikh

Protests Are as Mindless as Anti-Islam Film

September 21, 2012, Salman Shaikh

Syria: The Crisis, the Rebels, and the Endgame

September 18, 2012, Salman Shaikh

Syria: Leading Up to "The Day After"

July 20, 2012, Salman Shaikh

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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

The UN’s Handling of Syria: Another Horrific Episode of Ineptitude?

July 13, 2012, Salman Shaikh

The Shortcomings of Annan’s "Plan B" in Syria

June 29, 2012, Salman Shaikh

2012 U.S.-Islamic World Forum

May 28, 2012

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Brookings Doha Energy Forum 2012 Policy Paper

May 22, 2012

Annan’s Mission Impossible in Syria

May 8, 2012, Salman Shaikh