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Assad has fallen. Now what?

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

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Ashooh on the Upcoming Syrian Peace Talks

New Atlanticist
Dec 9, 2024

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

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Ashooh on the Upcoming Syrian Peace Talks

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Dec 10, 2024

Where Syria goes next after the fall of Assad

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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.

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Ashooh on the Upcoming Syrian Peace Talks

New Atlanticist
Dec 10, 2024

A blueprint for bringing about a new Syria

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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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In the News

Dec 11, 2015

Ashooh on the Upcoming Syrian Peace Talks

By Jessica Ashooh

Middle East Strategy Task Force Deputy Director Jessica Ashooh joins Al Jazeera English to discuss the upcoming Syrian peace talks and why military pressure is necessary to force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table: Watch the full interview here.

Syria

SyriaSource

Dec 11, 2015

Top News: December 11, 2015

By SyriaSource

– Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, U.S. official says– Kurds report ISIS bombs kill 50 people in northern Syrian town– Kerry says “kinks” in Syrian opposition framework– UN aid chief to visit Syria over the weekend– Putin urges military to destroy threats to forces in Syria– Over 600 migrants seized […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Dec 10, 2015

Top News: December 10, 2015

By SyriaSource

– Saudi FM says Assad must leave or be forced out; Gulf rulers back “political solution” for Syria– Moscow announces trilateral Syria talks in Geneva on Friday– Syria Kurd-Arab coalition creates political wing– Turkey promises legal status to Muslim minority community– ISIS destroys bridge as Iraqi forces close in on Ramadi– Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish leaders […]

Syria

In the News

Dec 10, 2015

Alami: Syrian War Redraws Country’s Economic Map

By Mona Alami

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mona Alami writes for Al-Monitor on Syria’s struggling economy following the start of their civil war in March 2011:

Syria

In the News

Dec 10, 2015

Aslund: Russia’s Nineteenth-Century Approach in Syria

By Anders Aslund

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund writes for The American Interest on the similarities between the strategies and rhetoric of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Czar Nicholas I: 

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SyriaSource

Dec 9, 2015

The Personal Choice between Emigrating from and Staying in Syria

By Zaina Erhaim

The choice to emigrate from Syria is a difficult one for Syrians. Despite the war and oppressive rule of extremist groups such as the Islamic State, leaving Syria means braving the unknown and feeling one has abandoned his friends and country. Karam, who asked to only be identified by his first name, said, “I am […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Dec 8, 2015

Top News: December 8, 2015

By SyriaSource

– Russia says too early to confirm Syria talks in New York– Suspected US-led Syria raids kill dozens of civilians– Syrian opposition seeks unified front in Riyadh; Kurds plan summit after exclusion from meeting– UNICEF appeals for $1.1 billion for Syria, neighboring countries– Turkey halts troop deployment to Iraq but will not withdraw– Iraqi forces […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Dec 7, 2015

President Obama and the Terrorist Threat

By Frederic C. Hof

On Sunday evening, December 6, President Barack Obama attempted to assure Americans that he is applying the right array of tools to keep the citizenry as safe as might reasonably be expected from terrorism in a country featuring easy access to military-grade weaponry and a tiny percentage of the population willing to commit mass casualty […]

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SyriaSource

Dec 7, 2015

Top News: December 7, 2015

By SyriaSource

– Obama tells the nation terrorist threat to US is ‘evolving’ but beatable– Assad says Britain’s Syria strikes “illegal”– Fabius: Assad’s departure not necessary before political transition– Syria accuses US-led coalition of killing regime troops– Aid reaches Syrian rebel-held area of Homs– Nusra fighters surrender to regime in south Syria– Turkey slams Russian Bosphorus provocation– […]

Syria

In the News

Dec 4, 2015

Ashooh on UK Parliament Vote to Strike ISIS in Syria

By Jessica Ashooh

Middle East Strategy Task Force Deputy Director Jessica Ashooh joins Al Jazeera to discuss the UK Parliament’s vote to authorize air strikes against ISIS in Syria:

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Amany Qaddour 

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Diana Rayes 

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Alia Brahimi

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