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War & Security

The U.S. Debt to Syria

With Assad preparing a major offensive on the last rebel stronghold, the United States must offer a path forward. 

Aslı U. Bâli, Aziz Rana

War & Security

Remember Syria?

As the Trump–Putin summit made clear, U.S. policy in Syria has always been about grand strategy—never about what would actually help the people on the ground.

Aslı U. Bâli, Aziz Rana

Syria and the Illusion of Limited War

President Obama and his national security staff discuss the situation in Syria, August 30

Louis Fisher

Global Justice, Politics

Syria’s Red Line

The chemical weapons ban should have been made universal years ago.

Jeanne Guillemin

Is Intervention in Syria Legal? Does Obama Care?

The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that “the use of force without the

Ian Hurd

War & Security

Bosnia and Syria: Intervention Then and Now

When state order collapses, every confessional or ethnic group asks one question: Who will protect us now?

Michael Ignatieff

The Dangerous Illusion of an Alawite Regime

Photo by Thierry Ehrman / Flickr(cc) Reports from Syria often casually refer to Bashar

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

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