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In the News

Mar 23, 2021

Qaddour quoted in Al Arabiya on the role of Daraa in the Syrian revolution

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Mar 23, 2021

Qaddour quoted in Washington Examiner on the recent Russian hospital attack in Syria

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Mar 22, 2021

Salahi quoted in Al Jazeera on seeking justice in Syria

Conflict Human Rights

In the News

Mar 22, 2021

Qaddour joins NPR to discuss the Syrian civil war

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

Events

Mar 17, 2021

Salahi joins the Rome 2021 MED Dialogue to discuss the Syrian quagmire

Human Rights Middle East

In the News

Mar 16, 2021

Qaddour joins PRI’s The World to discuss the aftermath of the Syrian civil war

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Mar 16, 2021

The many paths to Syrian-Israeli reconciliation

By Samir Altaqi

A reported January meeting between several senior Syrian, Israeli, and Russian intelligence officers in Syria failed to advance bilateral discussions between the parties despite allegedly being attended by Bashar Al-Assad.

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Mar 15, 2021

Qaddour quoted in Al Monitor on reinvigorating the US political process in Syria

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

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Mar 10, 2021

Al-Masri quoted in Christian Science Monitor on the Syrian regime’s pyrrhic victory

Conflict Human Rights

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Mar 5, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford debate Biden’s strike against Iranian-backed militia and what it means for US-Iran negotiations

By Atlantic Council

On March 5, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss Biden’s retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed proxies, the potential for negotiations with Iran, and what a renewed nuclear agreement with Iran might […]

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