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Save to My PortfolioU.S. Policy and Syria: Who's Converting Whom?

Peter W. Rodman, April 24, 2008, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

U.S. Policy and Syria: Who's Converting Whom?Testifying before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Peter Rodman argued "the conditions do not exist for an improvement of relations with Syria as long as Syrian policies remain hostile to important interest of ours in the Middle East." He concluded that Syria must change course in relation to Iraq, Lebanon, and Arab-Israeli peace before the U.S. reaches out to the country. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of U.S.-Syrian Relations

Martin S. Indyk, April 24, 2008, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

The Future of U.S.-Syrian RelationsIn congressional testimony, Martin Indyk argued that the current policy of isolating Syria has had mixed results. He believes that the next U.S. president should consider a different approach that could foster a more productive relationship allowing mutual goals to be realized in the troubled region. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of the Middle East

Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Washington, DC

On March 4, Brookings hosted journalist and author Robin Wright for a discussion of her new book, Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East. Wright focused on the pivotal countries and regions of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Morocco, drawing on first-hand interviews with many of the region’s key players. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of the Syrian-Iranian Alliance

Bilal Y. Saab and Bruce Riedel, December 21, 2007, Al Hayat

The Future of the Syrian-Iranian AllianceBilal Saab and Bruce Riedel argue that the Bush Administration pushed for a meeting in Annapolis "to gather the pro-U.S. Arab states under the aegis of a peace process for the purpose of containing or at least balancing the rising power of Iran." Read More

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Save to My PortfolioWhither Syria

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Washington, DC

Reuters/Khaled Al HaririThis fifth session of the Crisis in the Middle East Task Force, hosted by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, focused on the difficult in balance among competing U.S. priorities towards given its interference with the U.S. agenda in the Middle East. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioIran: The Lesson of September 6

Bruce Riedel, November 16, 2007, Middle East Bulletin

Bruce Riedel discusses the recent air strike conducted by Israel against a suspected Syrian nuclear installation in context of the broader Middle East and a possible future Israeli strike targeting Iran's nuclear program. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioSyria and Israel: Precarious Possiblities

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Washington, DC

The Saban Center for Middle East Policy hosted a policy luncheon discussion with Itamar Rabinovich and Murhaf Jouejati. The discussion focused on current tensions between Israel and Syria, and whether there is a possibility of an Israel-Syria peace agreement. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioWhat is Syrian President Bashar Assad up to?

Daniel L. Byman, October 09, 2007, Slate

Daniel L. Byman states that “unlike his father and predecessor, Hafez, Bashar is a gambler. And he is rolling the dice in Iraq, in Lebanon, with Israel, and most dangerously at home in Syria.” Read More

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Save to My PortfolioInheriting Syria

Flynt Leverett, May 01, 2007

In this revised and updated paperback, Flynt Leverett once again pulls back the curtains to present a fascinating and authoritative portrait of Syria under the leadership of the Asad dynasty, particularly the strategic legacy bequeathed from Hafez al Read More

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Save to My PortfolioKeep Syria and Iran Out of Negotiations Over Lebanon

Martin S. Indyk, July 27, 2006, Council on Foreign Relations

Interview with Martin S. Indyk, Council on Foreign Relations (7/27/06) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioSyria and Iran: What's Behind the Enduring Alliance?

Daniel L. Byman, July 19, 2006, Slate.com

Opinion by Daniel L. Byman, Slate (7/19/06) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioShould The United States Engage Syria? A Saban Center Policy Forum Debate

Andrew Masloski, November 17, 2006, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution

Should the United States engage with Syria? The renewed interest in this question derives from concerns about Syria's alliance with Iran and Hizballah following the recent war between Israel and Hizballah, and a widespread view that the Arab-Israeli peace process needs to be revived. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioIraqi Refugees: Carriers of Conflict

Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack, November 01, 2006, The Atlantic Monthly

Article by Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack, The Atlantic Monthly (November 2006) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioDialogue with Syria: Opportunity or Ambush?

Monday, October 23, 2006
Washington, DC

Ammar Abdulhamid debated Joshua Landis about U.S. policy towards Syria. Abdulhamid argued that signals from Syrian President Bashar al-Asad are in essence a diversionary tactic. Landis, disagreeing, urged the United States to engage with Syria and assist Syria in the recover if the Golan Heights from Israel., Saban Center Director, Martin S. Indyk, chaired the luncheon. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioDefense Pact: Syria and Iran Revive an Old Ghost

Bilal Y. Saab, July 04, 2006, The Daily Star (Beirut)

Opinion by Bilal Y. Saab, The Daily Star (7/4/06) Read More

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