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SyriaSource

Apr 9, 2018

Factbox: Another Chemical Attack in Syria

By Savannah Carter and Yousuf Eltagouri

Saturday, April 7, 20187:45pm EST: A suspected chemical gas attack targeted the last opposition-held town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta on April 7—the eighth chemical attack since US President Donald Trump took office. The Syrian Civil Defense rescue workers recorded 42 fatalities as of Sunday, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll […]

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UkraineAlert

Apr 9, 2018

Why Expelling Russian Diplomats Isn’t Enough

By Jakub Janda

So far, twenty-eight nations have sent home more than 140 Russian diplomats and spies in a coordinated response to the Russian nerve agent assassination attempt in Salisbury, England. Symbolically, this unprecedented expulsion of Russian officials constitutes an important show of unity, but its practical impact in terms of hindering Russian subversion operations is limited. With […]

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IranSource

Apr 9, 2018

Iran’s Uncertain Future: Revolution or Evolution?

By Thomas Buonomo

In his article published February 12, 2018, “Iran’s Uncertain Future,” Alireza Nader, an Iran expert who spent nearly 10 years working as a senior policy analyst with the RAND Corporation, raises serious questions about the stability of the Islamic Republic of Iran and offers a set of likely future political scenarios for the country.

New Atlanticist

Apr 9, 2018

Five Questions for Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg

By Klara Jordan and Shaun Ee

In the coming week, Congress will turn its attention to someone who has until now managed to fly under its radar—Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook. On April 10, Zuckerberg will appear as the sole witness before a joint hearing of two Senate committees—the Judiciary Committee and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation […]

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SyriaSource

Apr 9, 2018

Assad’s Chemical Attack: Why Now?

By Hossam Abouzahr & Tarek Radwan

World leaders once again accused the Syrian regime of resorting to a chemical weapons attack, killing dozens in Douma on April 8. While the regime regularly uses chlorine—a choking agent that causes respiratory problems, vomiting, and death—this attack involved something deadlier. Witnesses described symptoms that mirror those who fell victim to sarin gas, but this […]

Syria

Trade in Action

Apr 9, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION April 9, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

On the US side: President Trump revealed his intention to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports Tuesday night. A few hours later, China struck back with an announcement of retaliatory tariffs on $50 billion worth of US goods imports, mainly concentrated on agricultural produce.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 9, 2018

Syria: John Bolton’s First Crisis

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Syria presents newly minted US National Security Advisor John Bolton with his first foreign policy crisis. On April 9, hours after US President Donald J. Trump vowed Bashar al-Assad’s regime will pay a “big price” for an alleged chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held Damascus suburb, unidentified jets were reported flying over Lebanon and the […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2018

Assad May Have Just Tested Trump’s Chemical Weapons Red Line

By Frederic C. Hof

If the reported Assad regime attack on civilians in a suburb of Damascus is as it appears to be—a chemical assault with something much stronger than chlorine—then it is more than the mass murder business-as-usual of a rogue government: it is a signal of utter contempt for the United States and a real challenge to […]

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SyriaSource

Apr 6, 2018

From Bosnia to Syria: The Failure to Protect

By Majda Ruge

A year ago on April 4, a chemical attack on sleeping families in the Syrian province of Idlib killed 72 civilians and left 550 wounded. Yesterday was the 26th anniversary of the beginning of the siege of Sarajevo—the longest and the most brutal conflict in European post World War II history. Today is one year […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Apr 6, 2018

The Dangers of a US Withdrawal from Syria

By Feras Hanoush

At the end of March 2018, US President Donald Trump froze more than $200 million in pledged funds to restore stability and support reconstruction in Syria as the US administration reassesses its role in a number of protracted conflicts around the world. This measure suggests that US troops may withdraw from Syria in the near […]

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