Research and Commentary

Why the Current Syria Policy Doesn't Make Sense

June 17, 2013, Shadi Hamid

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

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

June 14, 2013, Noah Shachtman and John Hudson

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

June 11, 2013, Michael Doran

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

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

Kerry Attempts to Restore Frosty Relations with Russia

May 7, 2013, Fiona Hill

Mr. Obama, Don’t Draw That Line

May 4, 2013, Daniel L. Byman

Bosnia Lends Clue To Syria Strategy

May 3, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Obama's Foreign Policy in his Second Term

May 2, 2013, Martin S. Indyk

Will Reports of Chemical Weapons Spur Global Action on Syria?

May 2, 2013, Salman Shaikh

Syria, Chemical Weapons, And The Intervention Question

April 29, 2013, Shadi Hamid

Is Obama’s Red Line a Green Light?

April 29, 2013, Salman Shaikh

Obama's Strategy in the Middle East: The Blurry Red Line

April 26, 2013, Shadi Hamid

Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons: The Ball’s in Your Court, Mr. President

April 26, 2013, Bruce Riedel

Is Syria's Alleged Chemical Weapons Use the Tipping Point for U.S. Intervention?

April 25, 2013, Kenneth M. Pollack

Lessons of the Syrian Reactor

May 1, 2013, Bruce Riedel

The Dangerous Price of Ignoring Syria

April 15, 2013, Vali Nasr

Why Is Obama Going to Israel—Now?

March 18, 2013, Marvin Kalb

U.S. Intervention in Syria

March 1, 2013, Salman Shaikh

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