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How the Arab Spring Keeps Israel Safe

Michael Koplow | Jul 31, 2012

The regional upheaval actually benefits the Jewish state.

Syria and WMD: Iraq Redux?

Patrick Sheehan | Jul 30, 2012

What is the Freedom Agenda?

Paul R. Pillar | Jul 29, 2012

Romney's recent comments on the Middle East are about politicking, not policy.

Assad's Fall Is Maliki's Nightmare

Dov S. Zakheim | Jul 25, 2012

Regime change in Syria could spell domestic trouble for the Iraqi strongman.

Abdullah Convokes the Muslims

Paul R. Pillar | Jul 23, 2012

Syria. The Arab Spring. Regional strife. The Saudi king's conference will have no shortage of agenda items.

Erdogan's Hypocrisy on Sudan

Morton Abramowitz | Jul 23, 2012

The Turkish prime minister should be as worried about Bashir as he is about Bashar.

Why Does Turkey Want Regime Change in Syria?

Halil Karaveli | Jul 23, 2012

Ankara's domestic troubles and sectarian tensions are being played out abroad.

Intervention and End Games in Syria

Paul R. Pillar | Jul 22, 2012

Stage-managing the emergence of a new regime is not the only way to do good.

Syria's Tipping Point?

Geoffrey Kemp | Jul 20, 2012

The recent bombing raised the stakes in Damascus. But the story is not over.

The Mythical Islamist Tide

Ahmed Charai | Jul 20, 2012

Why the current balance of power in the post-Arab Spring Mideast may not last long.

Russia's Syrian Base: A Potemkin Port?

Paul J. Saunders | Jul 17, 2012

Moscow has sent warships to the port of Tartus. But there won't be many compatriots to meet them at the dock.

T. E. Lawrence's Prescient Warning about Syria

Franz-Stefan Gady | Jul 17, 2012

How a nearly 100-year-old analysis cautions against contemporary Western involvement in the fractured nation.

Why China Would Intervene in Syria

Joel Wuthnow | Jul 16, 2012

Russia isn't the only rising power helping Assad stay in power.

Russia's Endgame in Syria

Ariel Cohen | Jul 13, 2012

As Moscow sends a naval sqaudron to its Syrian facility, the Kremlin weighs the pros and cons of Assad's fall.

Turkey's Unending Syria Problem

Morton Abramowitz | Jul 11, 2012

Erdogan's former allies in Damascus now threaten the delicate balance he maintains in Turkey.

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