Research and Commentary

Why the Current Syria Policy Doesn't Make Sense

June 17, 2013, Shadi Hamid

Will Arming Syrian Rebels Lead to Disaster?

June 15, 2013, Bruce Riedel

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

Obama, Putin to Talk Syria at G-8

June 14, 2013, Fiona Hill

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Source: U.S. Couldn't Nail Down Chemical Weapons Chain of Custody

June 14, 2013, Noah Shachtman and John Hudson

For Regional Stability, Help Syria's Internally Displaced

June 12, 2013, Megan Bradley

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

June 11, 2013, Michael Doran

Sectarianism and the Politics of the New Middle East

June 8, 2013, F. Gregory Gause, III

Syrian Civil War Becoming a Regional Conflict

June 6, 2013, Geneive Abdo

Looking Beyond Islamism and Islamists

June 6, 2013, Khaled Elgindy

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The Challenge of Syrian Unity: Reassuring Local Communities and Framing National Consensus

June 6, 2013

Excluding Iran From Syria Talks Will Backfire

May 28, 2013, Jeremy Shapiro

Finishing the Job: Security Sector Reform After the Arab Spring

May 28, 2013, Omar Ashour

The Folly of Waiting for a More Perfect Syrian Opposition

May 28, 2013, Shadi Hamid

Enlisting Iran On Syria Will Backfire

May 23, 2013, Michael Doran

Bosnia May Offer Road Map for Syria

May 23, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Edward P. Joseph

Civil Wars and Syria: Lessons From History

May 22, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Sean Zeigler

Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan's U.S. Agenda

May 16, 2013, Kemal Kirişci

When Bombing Syria, Remember Lebanon

May 7, 2013, Bruce Riedel

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

Israel’s Three Gambles in Syria

May 7, 2013, Daniel L. Byman and Natan B. Sachs

Kerry Attempts to Restore Frosty Relations with Russia

May 7, 2013, Fiona Hill

A Preview of the 2013 U.S.-Islamic World Forum

May 6, 2013, Tamara Cofman Wittes

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Echoes of Lebanon in Syria

May 6, 2013, Paul R. Pillar

Mr. Obama, Don’t Draw That Line

May 4, 2013, Daniel L. Byman