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In the News

Apr 11, 2018

Wormuth Quoted in Reuters on Syria Crisis

By Christine Wormuth

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Syria

In the News

Apr 11, 2018

Bryza Joins CNN International to Discuss U.S. Relations With Russia and Turkey.

By Matthew Bryza

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New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

Syria: All Eyes on Trump (and His Tweets)

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump is weighing his options as he decides how to respond to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria. He has not ruled out military strikes. In a tweet on April 11, Trump warned Russia that missiles targeting its ally, Syria, “will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!'”

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In the News

Apr 10, 2018

Braga Quoted in WSJ on Trump Canceling Latin America Trip

By Roberta S. Braga

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New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

A Brief History of Chemical Weapons in Syria

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump said on April 9 that he will respond within forty-eight hours to an alleged chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has denied responsibility for the attack. Assad was supposed to have given up his chemical weapons under a deal reached in 2013. Here is […]

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SyriaSource

Apr 9, 2018

Factbox: Another Chemical Attack in Syria

By Savannah Carter and Yousuf Eltagouri

Saturday, April 7, 20187:45pm EST: A suspected chemical gas attack targeted the last opposition-held town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta on April 7—the eighth chemical attack since US President Donald Trump took office. The Syrian Civil Defense rescue workers recorded 42 fatalities as of Sunday, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll […]

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In the News

Apr 9, 2018

Itani Quoted in Defense One on U.S. Opinions About Syria’s Attack

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

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Apr 9, 2018

Itani in New York Times: Bashar al-Assad Knows What He Can Get Away With

By Faysal Itani

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In the News

Apr 9, 2018

Itani Quoted in The Atlantic on U.S. Policy on Syria

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

Apr 9, 2018

Hof Quoted in Financial Times on Syria’s Chemical Weapons Attack

By Frederic C. Hof

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