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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

Revolution and Stasis in the Arab World

June 3, 2013, Daniel L. Byman

Explaining the Western Response to the Arab Spring

May 14, 2013, Daniel L. Byman

Mr. Obama, Don’t Draw That Line

May 4, 2013, Daniel L. Byman

Obama, Netanyahu and the Peace Process: Is Progress Possible?

March 28, 2013

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Al Qaeda Is Alive in Africa

January 17, 2013, Daniel L. Byman

A Less Nimble America in the Arab World

November 8, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

What the Candidates Should be Asked on Foreign Policy

October 19, 2012, Steven Pifer, Daniel L. Byman, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Bruce Riedel, Richard C. Bush III and Jonathan D. Pollack

Don't Assume Iran Is the Greatest Threat

October 17, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

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

Red Line, Green Light: Are We Ready for the Coming Iranian Terror Wave?

September 11, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Breaking the Bonds Between Al-Qa'ida and Its Affiliate Organizations

August 2012, Daniel L. Byman

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Iran’s Support for Terrorism in the Middle East

July 25, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

No More Half Measures in Syria

June 14, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Preparing for Failure in Syria

March 20, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

The United States and Egypt: Where Do We Go from Here?

March 16, 2012

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Netanyahu and Syria

March 1, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Can We Help Syria without Making Things Worse?

February 10, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

The Arab Awakening

America and the Transformation of the Middle East

2011, Akram Al-Turk , Pavel K. Baev, Daniel L. Byman, Michael Doran, Khaled Elgindy, Stephen R. Grand, Shadi Hamid, Bruce Jones, Suzanne Maloney, Jonathan D. Pollack, Kenneth M. Pollack, Bruce Riedel, Ruth H. Santini, Salman Shaikh, Ibrahim Sharqieh, Ömer Taşpınar, Shibley Telhami and Sarah Yerkes

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Iran Assassination Plot: Plausible Culpability

October 28, 2011, Daniel L. Byman

Meet the Press at Brookings: The Impact of 9/11 Ten Years On

September 8, 2011

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2011 U.S.-Islamic World Forum

April 12, 2011

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Revolution in the Arab World: Political and Financial Implications

March 25, 2011

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Democracy in Egypt: What Are the Risks to the United States?

February 9, 2011, Daniel L. Byman

Egypt 2012: What If the Muslim Brotherhood Comes to Power?

February 4, 2011, Daniel L. Byman