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Syrian Displacement Set To Become Aggravated

October 7, 2013, Kemal Kirişci and Ali E. Erol

[A presidential statement on humanitarian issues] is a step forward, but a resolution would be much stronger.

October 1, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Devex

Gulf Charities and Syrian Sectarianism

September 30, 2013, William McCants

Solving Syria: Is There a Realistic Way for America to Help Stop the Civil War?

September 27, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Getting Syrian Children Back to School: A Corporate Imperative

September 26, 2013, Maysa Jalbout

Is Obama's Middle East Strategy Like Eisenhower's?

October 2013, Michael Doran

Syria's Assad Trades Weapons For Time

September 24, 2013, Bessma Momani and Claire Schachter

A country like Lebanon that only has four million people is looking at having one million registered (Syrian) refugees by the end of the year…How much more can a country like Lebanon be expected to do in terms of receiving refugees?

September 24, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, CNBC

Aiding Civilians in a Sectarian Conflict: Syria

September 23, 2013

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Obama-Bashing: Today’s Most Fashionable Pursuit

September 23, 2013, Marvin Kalb

Turkey's Syria Calculus Must Change Again

September 23, 2013, Kemal Kirişci

What’s the Deal in the Middle East?

September 23, 2013, Michael Doran

Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis and Its Political Implications

September 18, 2013

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Syrian Crisis: Massive Displacement, Dire Needs and a Shortage of Solutions

September 18, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Kemal Kirişci and Salman Shaikh

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Chemical Deal on Syria is "Kicking the Can Down the Road"

September 17, 2013, Salman Shaikh

The U.S.’s ‘Yadda, Yadda, Yadda’ Doctrine for Syria

September 15, 2013, Jeremy Shapiro

Lessons in Communication from Vladimir Putin

September 14, 2013, Fiona Hill

The U.S.-Russian Deal on Syria: A Victory for Assad

September 14, 2013, Shadi Hamid

Syria and Russia: What's Putin Up to?

September 13, 2013, Marvin Kalb

Putin Takes Center Stage in Syria Crisis

September 12, 2013, Steven Pifer

Putin Blasts US, American Exceptionalism in Op-Ed

September 12, 2013, Fiona Hill

No Military Consensus on Syria

September 12, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

How Did Putin Get the Upper Hand on Syria?

September 12, 2013, Fiona Hill

If we think about this as judo, which is of course Mr. Putin's favorite sport, this is just one set of moves. And right now, he's managed to get Obama off the mat, at least, and get the terms set down that play to his advantage.

September 12, 2013, Fiona Hill, CNN

The Haunting: Why the Syria Crisis Will Torment Obama for the Rest of His Presidency

September 12, 2013, Salman Shaikh