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News Round Up (December 19, 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Waging Peace in Atlanta, by Britta Froelicher

Posted by Alex on Friday, December 19th, 2008

Obama likely to appoint Ross, Kurtzer and Indyk says Haaretz

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 15th, 2008

Carter in Damascus as US and Israel try to Pressure Syria on UN inspections

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Netanyahu Agrees to Give Syria Talk, but Not Golan

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 12th, 2008

“Forces of Stability: Syria and Iran or the USA?” by Jihad Makdissi

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 8th, 2008

News Round UP (6 December 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 2008

“Giving Back the Golan Will Not Be Easy,” by Shai

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 1st, 2008

Nukes, Obama Policy Advice, the New Team

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

“We will not allow another [IAEA] visit”

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

The Nuclear Mess – Where Does it Leave Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Rumsfeld’s secret raids on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 10th, 2008

Yoav Stern discusses his coverage of Syrian affairs

Posted by Alex on Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Obama Dispatches Malley to Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 7th, 2008

Obama and the Middle East

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Bush’s Final Violent Outburst Causes Exasperation

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Syrian Officials Deny Syrian Complicity in Raid

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Imad Moustapha on Raid: Newsweek & FP

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Protests in Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Flipping Peace Tracks Again?

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Raid Coverage by Wash Post, Moubayed, LATimes, NYTimes,

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

News Round Up (25 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Interview with Ambassador Imad Moustapha: Peace Talks, Hizbullah, Palestine

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Asma Al-Asad: “Excuse me! I do not have “good relations” with Christians”

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 20th, 2008

Syria’s Joint Bank Venture: Syrian Embassy to Open in Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

“Syria-Israel Peace: The Impact on Non-State militias” by Landis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 13th, 2008

News Round Up (11 October 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 11th, 2008

News Round Up (8 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

US to Lift Sanctions on Syria? More on Syrian Military North of Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Why Syria Doesn’t Want War with Israel

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 4th, 2008

The Bombing and More.

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Syria Comment Returns + News Roundup

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Livni Wins Vote to Lead Kadima

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 18th, 2008

News Round Up (12 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 12th, 2008

Patrick Seale on the Damascus Summit

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Difficult Decisions for Assad, but Syrian Art Sizzles

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 8th, 2008

News Roundup (6 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Sarkozy in Syria

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 5th, 2008

The Middle East Waits for America

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 5th, 2008

Along the Road to Damascus, lessons in conflict resolution.

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Israel Peace Negotiator Quits; Hamas Leader Leaves Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

News Round UP (1 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Syria & Lebanon Should Hold Simultaneous Talks With Israel

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Has the US Missed a Chance for Arab – Israeli Peace?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Biden on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 24th, 2008

New Cold War or Merely Jockeying for Position? What Does Syria Want?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Syria’s Response to the Russian-Georgian Conflict

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Obama Adviser Kurtzer Advises Syria to Do More for Peace

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

News Round Up (18 Aug. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 18th, 2008

News Round Up (12 Aug. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Assassination Speculation

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Muhammad Suleiman Murdered

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Building Towards Peace

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

News Round-Up (August 1, 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 1st, 2008

Odds and Ends

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 28th, 2008

News Round Up (27 July 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 28th, 2008

Samir al-Taki’s talk at the Brookings Institute in Washington DC

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Mead takes on Walt & Mearsheimer on Why the US is pro-Israel

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 18th, 2008

The Prisoner Swap Controversy

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 17th, 2008

News Round Up (15 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

America’s Role in Israel-Syria Talks

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 14th, 2008

Iran Warns Syria Against Peace with Israel

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 14th, 2008

Assad in Paris

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 14th, 2008

A Good News Cycle for Syria

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Assad: “Bush Cannot Make Peace;” Economist on Syria’s Economic Outlook

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Bashar al-Assad Walking the Tight-Rope

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Prisoner Swap; Golan; Negotiations

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Syrian-Israeli Talks, More Iran

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Palestinians, Refugees, Turks, Aleppines, Arar, Bloggers

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

The US and Siniora seek to push back against Hizbullah and the Opposition

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

News Round Up (20 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 20th, 2008

Olmert: If there is Peace with Syria, the reality in the region will change

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Syria Pegs Hopes on India and Econ. Liberalization

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Will Assad and Israeli President Shimon Peres Meet in Paris?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

“Obama’s Mideast Experts Emphasize Talks,” by Jay Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Bashar Will Always Have Paris: Obama has AIPAC

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 13th, 2008

News Round Up (10 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Assef Shawkat Hubbub Debunked

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 7th, 2008

“An Israel-Syria deal is strategically vital for both,” by Shlomo Ben-Ami

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 5th, 2008

“It’s Time to Talk to Syria” by Kerry and Hagel

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 5th, 2008

“Israel, Don’t Undermine Beirut,” by Joshua Landis with Help from David Schenker

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

News (4 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

News Round Up (2 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 2nd, 2008

“An Economic Plan for Syria’s Future,” by Ehsani

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 1st, 2008

News Round Up (31 May 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Syrian Israeli Peace Process

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 29th, 2008

“How Hizbullah Blundered and Why Things Will Get Worse,” by Rex Brynen

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 11th, 2008

By Provoking Hizbullah, Is Washington Hoping for a Showdown?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 8th, 2008

“What are the Prospects for Syrian-Israeli Peace?” by Seale, Khouri, & Allaf

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 2nd, 2008

News Round Up (1 May 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 2nd, 2008

U.S. pressures Turkcell to abandon Syria deal & other Economic News

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 1st, 2008

News Round UP (29 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

News Round Up (28 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

News Round Up (27 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Hamas on Jimmy Carter’s Statement from Hamidi

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Syria’s Reactor

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 25th, 2008

Nukes or Peace?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

News Round Up (22 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

“The March to War: Israel Prepares…” by Nazemroaya

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 20th, 2008

News Round Up (18 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 18th, 2008

President Assad is “more optimistic than any time before.” / Carter is “very upbeat”

Posted by Alex on Friday, April 18th, 2008

News Round Up (15 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Upping Diplomatic, Judicial, Economic and Military Pressure on Syria is Unlikely to Work

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 11th, 2008

News Round Up (7 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 7th, 2008

News Roundup (6 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 6th, 2008

President Assad’s Speech to the Arab Summit

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Summitry (26 March 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

News Round Up (23 March 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

The Peace Canal Plan – Peace plan/water import project from Turkey to the Middle East

Posted by Alex on Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

News Round Up (March 18 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

What is Behind Israeli Offers of Peace Negotiations?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 17th, 2008

News Roundup (15 March 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 15th, 2008

“The Gaza Bombshell,” by David Rose

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Can Israel and Syria Break the Middle East Deadlock?

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

“The New Middle East,” by Carnegie Endowment Staff

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Syria sees no chance for peace this year

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Will Sanctions and the Mughniyah Killing Make Syria Blink?

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 16th, 2008

It’s Not About Nukes: Stopping Missile Tranfer from N. Korea to Syria

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 8th, 2008

“Sy Hersh: Syrian Facility Bombed by Israel not Nuclear”

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Israeli-Syrian Peace: From Dialogue… to Details & Diplomacy

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 31st, 2008

News Roundup (23 January 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

A letter from Alon Liel / Chairman of the Israeli-Syrian Peace Society

Posted by Alex on Monday, January 21st, 2008

“Syria’s policy, post-Annapolis,” by H. Cobban

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Who is at Fault in Lebanon? The Blame Game Heats Up

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Syria Stands by Lebanese Allies: France distraught: Lebanon in Continued Crisis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 31st, 2007

Israel Says No to Syria; Lebanon Says No to France

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 21st, 2007

News Round Up (13 Dec. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 13th, 2007

“Landis: Syria Key to Middle East Peace Process,” CFR Interview with Gwertzman

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 6th, 2007

What Does the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran Mean for Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

How the Lebanese Delegation was Blindsided at Annapolis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Is the Notion of Syria Getting Back the Golan a Pipe Dream?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 30th, 2007

Syria to Attend Peace Conference at Deputy Foreign Minister Level

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 25th, 2007

“The Real Reason Syria Blocked Facebook,” by Idaf

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Syria Will Not Attend Annapolis Conference, Unless…

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Announcing Creative Syria Forum’s November 2007 topic: Syria’s RegionalPolicies

Posted by Alex on Sunday, November 18th, 2007

The Annapolis Protocal & Flip-flopping toward Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

David Lesch Testimony on Syria-Lebanon before the Senate

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

“Hezbollah: Maneuvers held near border in ‘response to enemy’,” AP

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 5th, 2007

Top French Officials Go to Damascus on a Fool’s Errand

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 5th, 2007

News Round Up (3 Nov. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

US Planes Participated in Syrian Bombing Raid, according to al-Jazeera

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 1st, 2007

News Roundup (31 Oct. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Ray Close on the Israeli Sept. 6 Air Raid on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Old Pictures of Syrian Nuke Site Suggest “Refried Beans”

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Moustapha: We know “the Gates of Hell” would open beneath us if we planned a nuke

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

News Round Up (Oct. 19 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 19th, 2007

Radio: Bolton, Landis, Mazzetti, & Khouri Discuss Bombing of Syria and Peace Process

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

The NSC versus Rice and the Syria Strike

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Analysts Say Israel Bombed Legal Nuclear Project Inside Syria

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Changing Course with Syria

Posted by Alex on Thursday, October 11th, 2007

The New York Times: An Israeli Strike on Syria Kindles Debate in the U.S.

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

“Ticking Clocks and ‘Accidental’ War,” BY Alastair Crooke

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 8th, 2007

News Round Up (6 Sept 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Strike on Syria or Iran – Lebanon torn in the Middle

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Nasrallah calls on Saudi Arabia to boycott the upcoming Middle East conference

Posted by Alex on Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Israel Hit Main Arms Depot Sept. 6, Killing Military Police

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 5th, 2007

News Round Up (4 Oct. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 5th, 2007

Michael Young Talks Sense about Syria

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 4th, 2007

“The Consistancy of Error,” by Amir Oren

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Assad Speaks On Israeli Strike and Peace Conference

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 1st, 2007

News Round Up (27 Sept. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Syria Unlikely to go to Attend Peace Conference

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Articles Pushing Diplomacy with Syria and Questioning Raid

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 24th, 2007

Rice Trys to Gin Up Enthusiasm for Her Peacemaking

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 24th, 2007

News Round Up (21 Sept. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 21st, 2007

News (20 Sept. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 21st, 2007

News Roundup (18 Sept. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Doubts about Israeli Strike Increase

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 17th, 2007

Trish Schuh Reports From Deir al-Zur

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 17th, 2007

Israel’s Strike – Was it a Warning to Iran? For Lebanon?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 17th, 2007

Israeli Strike on Syria: A Message for Syria? … A Message for Iran?

Posted by Alex on Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Nuclear Allegations Seemingly Hot Air

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Baradei: “No Evidence of Khan Link to Syria” 2004

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 14th, 2007

“ISRAEL/SYRIA: Rumours of war reflect tensions” by Oxford Analytica

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 14th, 2007

News Round Up on Israeli Strike (13 Sept. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 13th, 2007

“N. Korea, Syria May Be at Work on Nuclear Facility” By Glenn Kessler

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Nuclear? Chemical? Missiles? What Was Hit?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Israel hit Missiles – the US Pleased – Story Stinks

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Israel Air Strike on Syria Confirmed

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Israel’s “Attempted Attack” Against Syria – the latest

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 10th, 2007

“OSyria 1”?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 9th, 2007

Is Israel Looking for Korean Weapons in Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 7th, 2007

Israel Penetrates Syrian Airspace: Shots Fired

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Arguments for Israeli-Syria Dialogue

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Germany Restores Aid & Analyzing Aoun

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Jihadists and the Syrian Border – Saudi Press

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

“Syria and Israel: The Changing Military Balance and Prospects for War,” by Cordesman

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 20th, 2007

“The Great Middle East Peace Process Scam” by Henry Siegman

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 19th, 2007

Lebanon’s 2006 War One Year on

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Sharaa Statement of Syria’s Foreign Policy

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Syria’s Policy of Sitting on its Hands

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 29th, 2007

News Round Up (27 July 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 27th, 2007

The truth about Syria?

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Syria Looks for a Lebanon Deal

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

No Deals with Syria over Lebanon – or Anywhere Else

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Will Syria and Israel talk, fight or wait?

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

News Round Up (July 5, 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 6th, 2007

News Round Up (2 July 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Bush and Olmert Downplay Syria Talks

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

“A Critique of ‘Promoting Fatahland, while punishing Hamastan,'” by Daniel Levy

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 16th, 2007

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