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Aug 27, 2014

Itani on US Involvement in Iraq and Syria

By Faysal Itani

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani joins NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook to discuss potential US military intervention in Iraq and Syria:

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Aug 27, 2014

Itani on ISIS: “Their Ambition Has Made Them More Visible”

By Faysal Itani

Foreign Policy quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the repercussions of the United States becoming involved militarily in Syria:

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Aug 26, 2014

ISIS in Syria: Avoiding Assad’s Ambush

By Frederic C. Hof

President Barack Obama’s decision to authorize aerial surveillance of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions in Syria suggests that airstrikes employing manned and unmanned aircraft may not be far behind.

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Aug 26, 2014

Hof on US Cooperation with Assad

By Frederic C. Hof

Christian Science Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on whether the United States will cooperate with the Assad regime to combat the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

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Aug 26, 2014

Mardini on Risks of Intervening in Syria

By Ramzy Mardini

The Washington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the US decision against coordinating airstrikes in Syria with the Assad regime, and scenarios for US intervention:

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Aug 26, 2014

Itani on US Action in Syria

By Faysal Itani

The Telegraph quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on US surveillance flights over Syria:

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Aug 26, 2014

Hof on US Intervention in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

CNN quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on the likelihood of US airstrikes in Syria:

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Aug 26, 2014

Hof: Assad is Laying a Deadly Ambush for Obama in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof writes for the New Republic on how US intervention in Syria will affect President Assad’s calculus: 

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Aug 25, 2014

Hof on Fighting ISIS

By Frederic C. Hof

CNN quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on the key questions that remain in thinking about the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

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Aug 25, 2014

LeBaron on Qatari Foreign Policy

By Richard LeBaron

The National quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on Qatar’s role in securing the release of American journalist Peter Theo Curtis from Syria:

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