Research and Commentary

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

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

Mr. Obama, Don’t Draw That Line

May 4, 2013, Daniel L. Byman

Fighting Salafi-Jihadist Insurgencies: How Much Does Religion Really Matter?

April 2013, Daniel L. Byman

Al Qaeda Is Alive in Africa

January 17, 2013, Daniel L. Byman

Al Qaeda’s Not as Battered as Obama Thinks

November 29, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Winning the Stalemate in Gaza

November 19, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Curious Victory: Explaining Israel's Suppression of the Second Intifada

November 15, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Israel's Gamble in Gaza: The Perils of Operation Pillar of Defense

November 15, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

A Less Nimble America in the Arab World

November 8, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

A Modest Post-Assad Plan

October 24, 2012, Daniel L. Byman and Renanah Miles

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

A Preemptive Strike on the Foreign Policy Failures of the Next Administration

October 12, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Book Review: “Fortress Israel” by Patrick Tyler

October 6, 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

Stopping Extremist Settlers

August 16, 2012, Daniel L. Byman and Natan B. Sachs

The Rise of Settler Violence in the West Bank

August 14, 2012, Daniel L. Byman and Natan B. Sachs

• Video

The Syrian Spillover

August 10, 2012, Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack

Unlikely Alliance: Iran's Secretive Relationship with Al-Qaeda

July 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Breaking the Bonds between al Qaeda and Its Affiliates

July 30, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

• Video