Syria
The Middle East Program and Transnational Threats Project lead CSIS research on Syria.
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Book Event: America’s Great-Power Opportunity
Jake Sullivan: U.S. Grand Strategy in the Middle East
Syria's Tragedy, Our Lessons
Syria in the Gray Zone
The Russian Armed Forces in Syria: Assessing Russian Reforms
Strengthening Alliances and Partnerships through Defense Cooperation
Stabilizing Raqqa: Connecting Current Operations to U.S. Policy Objectives
Iraqi Public Opinion on the Rise, Fall, and Future of ISIS
Recent Analysis
A Wolf in Ship’s Clothing: Russia’s Militarization of Civilian Vessels in the Black Sea
Recent satellite imagery indicates that Russia moved artillery for several battalions using a civilian-flagged vessel, undermining Russian accusations that Ukraine has unjustifiably attacked civilian ships.
Commentary by Alexander Palmer, Delaney Duff, Jennifer Jun, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — August 24, 2023
Middle East Notes and Comment: Assad Tries To Keep Opposition-Held Areas Vulnerable To Covid-19
Newsletter — May 27, 2020
Middle East Notes and Comment: The U.S. Should Get Ready for Syria’s Return from War
Newsletter — February 29, 2020
The U.S. Should Get Ready for Syria’s Return from War
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — February 21, 2020
Rigid Structures, Evolving Threat: Preventing the Proliferation and Use of Chemical Weapons
Report by Suzanne Claeys, Rebecca Hersman, and Cyrus A. Jabbari — December 18, 2019
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Modern Romance: Skype Marriages in Syria
Newsletter — October 19, 2016
The Road to Hell in Iraq and Syria
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — October 6, 2016
Syria and Iraq: What Comes After Mosul and Raqqa?
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 6, 2016
Unpacking Syria’s Chemical Weapons Problem
Critical Questions by Rebecca Hersman — August 25, 2016
Turkey and the United States after the Istanbul Airport Attack: Still Divided by Syria?
Commentary by Bulent Aliriza — July 1, 2016
Syria and Iraq: How Should These Wars End?
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 4, 2016
The Comparative Metrics of ISIS and "Failed State Wars" in Syria and Iraq
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 29, 2016
Best of Enemies: The Russia-Turkey Confrontation beyond Syria
Commentary by Jeffrey Mankoff — January 6, 2016
Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis: What’s to Be Done?
Commentary by J. Stephen Morrison and Rebecca Hersman — December 21, 2015
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