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In the News

Apr 13, 2018

Stein Quoted in The New York Times on Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack

By Aaron Stein

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Syria

In the News

Apr 13, 2018

Stein Quoted in The National on Trump’s Decision About Syria

By Aaron Stein

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Syria

In the News

Apr 12, 2018

Fried Quoted in Financial Times on Trump’s Tweet on Syria

By Daniel Fried

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Syria

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2018

Russia, Iran Eyed for Solution to Syria War

By Ashish Kumar Sen

As missile strikes are contemplated, France’s ambassador to the United States says political transition in Damascus must be explored The United States and its European allies should explore with Russia and Iran the possibility of a credible political transition in Syria that can end the seven-year war in that country, France’s ambassador to the United […]

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In the News

Apr 12, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in The Daily Beast on Syrian Gas Attack

By Ben Nimmo

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In the News

Apr 11, 2018

Itani Quoted in Vox on Potential U.S.-Russia War Over Syria

By Faysal Itani

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New Atlanticist

Apr 11, 2018

Missile Strikes on Syria, But Then What?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Frederic C. Hof says Assad will not be deterred by a one-off strike With missile strikes imminent in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, the looming question is: what next, said Frederic C. Hof, a nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. “The […]

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In the News

Apr 11, 2018

Stein Quoted in New Statesman: Donald Trump can attack Assad from the air – he should remember his troops on the ground

By Aaron Stein

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In the News

Apr 11, 2018

El-Gamal Joins France24 to Discuss Trump’s Strategy on Syria

By Jasmine El-Gamal

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Syria

In the News

Apr 11, 2018

El-Gamal in The Washington Post: Chemical Weapons Aren’t Assad’s Only Atrocity. We Need New ‘Red Lines.’

By Jasmine El-Gamal

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