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Ricciardone Quoted by Hurriyet Daily News on Ceasefire in Syria

New Atlanticist
Dec 8, 2024

Experts react: Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. What’s next for Syria, the Middle East, and the world?

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Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been ousted as opposition forces quickly took the Syrian capital. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the developments.

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Ricciardone Quoted by Hurriyet Daily News on Ceasefire in Syria

Fast Thinking
Dec 8, 2024

Assad has fallen. Now what?

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Atlantic Council

The power shift in Syria will reverberate across the Middle East and the world. Our experts explain what’s next.

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Ricciardone Quoted by Hurriyet Daily News on Ceasefire in Syria

New Atlanticist
Dec 9, 2024

Dispatch from Doha: Assad’s fall, Iran’s weakness, and the impact of unintended consequences

By
Jonathan Panikoff

In just six months, Iran has slid from a position of strength to perhaps the weakest it has been since 1979.

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Ricciardone Quoted by Hurriyet Daily News on Ceasefire in Syria

MENASource
Dec 10, 2024

Where Syria goes next after the fall of Assad

By
Frederic C. Hof

With the Assad family agone, Syria, at long last, has a chance to achieve the kind of political transition envisioned by the 2012 Geneva Final Communique and UNSCR 2254.

Conflict
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Ricciardone Quoted by Hurriyet Daily News on Ceasefire in Syria

New Atlanticist
Dec 10, 2024

A blueprint for bringing about a new Syria

By
Kirsten Fontenrose

For a reconstruction strategy in Syria to be effective, all parties must adopt a unified approach that is clear-eyed about the country’s new leaders.

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Putin loses in Syria. Is Russia in retreat?

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Exploring investment opportunities in northwest Syria

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Mar 29, 2024

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On March 18, 2024, the Atlantic Council’s Syria Project, the Middle East Institute’s Syria Program, the European Institute of Peace, and Madaniya Civil Society Network launched the Syria Strategy, an intensive process of engagement with subject matter experts and policymakers in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East to develop a holistic strategy to […]

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In the News

Feb 27, 2016

Ricciardone Quoted by Hurriyet Daily News on Ceasefire in Syria

By Francis Ricciardone

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Hof Quoted by Reuters on How the West Misread Putin Over Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

SyriaSource

Feb 26, 2016

Top News: February 26, 2016

By SyriaSource

– UN Security Council aims to endorse halt in Syria fighting– Putin says groups in Syria ready to comply with ceasefire; Russian air strikes intensify– Bombs hit Syrian hospitals, medical workers fear they are target – Rights groups slam ‘shameful’ Russia deportation of Syrian refugees– United States sensitive to Turkey’s YPG concerns, but wants more information– […]

Syria

In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Farkas Quoted by IBT on Russia’s Role in Ceasefire in Syria

By Evelyn Farkas

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

SyriaSource

Feb 25, 2016

Top News: February 25, 2016

By SyriaSource

Syria army excludes rebel town near Damascus from truceUN has high hopes for aid from Syria truce but airdrop flopsSyrian army recaptures town in Aleppo province from ISISUN to announce new round of Syria talksSaudi warplanes to arrive at Turkey’s Incirlik air baseTurkey says Syria ceasefire is not binding if it threatens security 

Syria

SyriaSource

Feb 24, 2016

What Can Be Done for Syria’s Antiquities?

By Idir Ouahes

The hazy question of ownership lies at the core of the trade and destruction of Middle Eastern artifacts. As the Syrian civil war becomes increasingly complex, familiar questions call out for an answer: who owns a country’s antiquities and what can be done to protect them in times of unrest?

Syria

SyriaSource

Feb 24, 2016

Top News: February 24, 2016

By SyriaSource

ISIS tightens grip on Syrian government road to AleppoUN aid convoys head to two Syrian besieged townsTurkey casts doubt on chances of ceasefire in SyriaDNA report suggests Ankara bomber was Turkish

Syria

In the News

Feb 24, 2016

Hof Quoted by The Saudi Gazette on the Timetable for Iran’s and Russia’s Strategy in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Iran Russia

In the News

Feb 24, 2016

Hof Quoted by Radio Free Europe on Russia’s Foreign Policy Strategy Toward Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Iran Russia

In the News

Feb 24, 2016

Hof Quoted by Think Progress on Humanitarian Aid to Syria During the Ceasefire Process

By Frederic C. Hof

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Lesley Chavkin

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Hagar Hajjar Chemali

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Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

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Arwa Damon

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Civil Society

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Michel Duclos

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Conflict Crisis Management

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Sinan Hatahet

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Economic Sanctions

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Qutaiba Idlbi

Resident Senior Fellow, Syria

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Economic Sanctions Entrepreneurship
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