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Iran in Syria: “Cognitive Empathy” and Interests

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 13th, 2018

Syria, Deterrence of Chemical Weapons and U.S. Policy in the Middle East – By Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 12th, 2018

Trump’s Iran Policy is More about Rollback Than Nukes; It Will Cause More Failed States – by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Katibat Dir’ al-Watan: New Sub-Unit of the Fifth Legion

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Liwa al-Mukhtar al-Thiqfi: Syrian IRGC Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

America’s Failure – and Russia and Iran’s Success – in Syria’s Cataclysmic Civil War – By Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 12th, 2017

Liwa al-Imam Zain al-Abidain: Building a ‘Resistance’ in Eastern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, September 18th, 2016

Syrian Hezbollah Militias of Nubl and Zahara’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, August 15th, 2016

Liwa Sayf al-Mahdi: A Syrian Army Shi’i Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, August 6th, 2016

The ‘Martyrs’ of Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya (The Ja’afari Force)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 29th, 2016

The Local Defence Forces: Regime Auxiliary Forces in Aleppo

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, May 23rd, 2016

Liwa al-Jalil: A New Pro-Assad Palestinian Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, May 6th, 2016

The Dir’ al-Watan Brand: Liwa Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, February 26th, 2016

Overview of some pro-Assad Militias

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya: Recruiting the Shi’a of Damascus

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, July 31st, 2015

“Mohammad Nassif: The Shadow Man of the Syria-Iran Axis,” by Mohammad Ataie

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 16th, 2015

Syria in Limbo: Neither Reunification nor Partition Are Yet Possible

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, May 24th, 2015

How Far is Hezbollah Willing to Go in Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 20th, 2015

“Syria, Iraq and Lebanon: the new Af-Pak,” by Anno Bunnik

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

“Why Syria’s Assad heads to Geneva from a position of strength,” by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Syria Consolidates into Three Cantons as the Opposition Pushes Back, Taking Mengh Airbase and other Strategic Points

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Gangs of Latakia: The Militiafication of the Assad Regime

Posted by Aron Lund on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

Round Up: Qusayr, Hezbollah, Regional Sectarianism, Ehsani on Economics, Foreign Jihadis Behead & Kill for Blasphemy, US Intervention Proposal

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, June 13th, 2013

Has the War Reached Lebanon? Meanwhile, Obama Updates War on Terror

Posted by Matthew Barber on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

al-Nusra, al-Raqqa, Calls for Jihad, River of Death

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, March 14th, 2013

“The Hamas-Syrian Split, a Dilemma for Iran’s Palestinian Strategy,” By Mohammad Ataie

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 12th, 2012

The sad irony of it all – the USA and the Arab world…

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

US Loses Lebanon, Worries about Losing Egypt; Tunisians Ask Feltman to Go Home

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Lebanon Remains Hostage to the Arab-Israeli Conflict with US Blessing

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 24th, 2011

Obama Trapped in Bush’s Lebanon War

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Lebanon’s Return to Political Paralysis and Economic Stagnation

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Wikileaks: “Syrian-Iranian Relations return to normal”; Jordan, Turkey, and US Seek Improved Iran Relations; Hariri Tribunal Delayed;

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 18th, 2010

WikiLeaks: Saudi Proposed Arab Force to Invade Lebanon; Makhlouf Sanctions; Mughniya Murder

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Should A Resurgent Syria Give Alarm?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Elias Murr: “If Israel has to bomb Shia areas, that is Hizbullah’s concern… The Lebanese Army Forces will stay on their bases …. and take over once Hizballah’s militia has been destroyed.”

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Disapearing Golan; Hariri Murder; Iran

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Can the US Convince Hariri to Stand up to Hizbullah with the Lebanese Tribunal?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Ahmedinejad in Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 15th, 2010

The Special Lebanon Tribunal Power Play – The End of the Bush Agenda

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Will rising tensions in the Middle East lead to another catastrophic war?

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Hizbullah Arms; Senator Specter to Damascus; Cordesman: “Iranian Threat Exaggerated”

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, July 10th, 2010

“A Brief Introduction to the Shebaa Farms Problem” by Matthieu Cimino

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 8th, 2010

News Round Up (May 6, 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Iran, Syria, and US in War of Words as West Bank is Digested by Israel

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Is a Hizbullah – Israel War Likely?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 29th, 2010

US and Israel Agree; Missile Controversy Plays Out

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 26th, 2010

News Round Up (18 April 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 18th, 2010

News Round Up (14 April 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Ambassador Ford’s Confirmation Delayed

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Kerry to Syria Keeps Hope Alive

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Why Syria Must Burnish its “Resistance” Credentials in the Face of Obama’s Inaction on Settlement Expansion

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

The Case for Syria

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

NGO’s in Syria; Mitchell Should Resign; Egypt and Syria Feud; Assad to Libya

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 25th, 2010

Turkey’s “Zero Crescents, Zero Axises, and Zero problems” Foreign Policy is Catching on.

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Bus Bomb? Syrian-Israel Peace Talks? SSNP, Turkey is Warned, Washington is Broken

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Will India’s Proposal to Invest Billions in Iran Undermine US Sanction Drive? Is Turkey the Winner?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

France Champions Syria While US Says Differences with Damascus are “Profound”

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Netanyahu Talks Peace for the Press; Syrian Subsidies

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Lebanon Gets a New Government

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

News Round Up (6 November 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 6th, 2009

News Round Up (19 October 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Sanctions on Hafiz Makhluf and Muhammad Nasif Khayr Bek Extended

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 1st, 2009

News Round Up (19 June 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 19th, 2009

The Mitchell Visit: Why it is Important

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

“Will There Be a US Ambassador in Damascus by September?” By Landis

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

“New Evidence Points to Hezbollah in Hariri Murder,” by Erich Fallath

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Hamas and Hizbullah Reach out to Obama

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 4th, 2009

Netanyahu goes for Palestinian over Syrian Track; Lebanon Elections

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 4th, 2009

Is Clinton’s Visit to Lebanon a Challange to Syria or just a pep rally?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Lieberman, the perfect foil – Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Assad to Austria, 5 New Ministers, Oil, and Lebanon Elections

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 24th, 2009

Hizbullah and Elections

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 13th, 2009

News Round Up (5 April 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Nasrallah’s Rhetoric Directed East or West?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Sanctions on the Table?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 5th, 2009

“Why Syria Will Not Get the Golan Back” by Landis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 28th, 2009

New Round Up (31 Jan 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Will Syria Benefit from Israel’s Invasion of Gaza?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

“Palestine’s Bleak Future and Syria’s Disappointment in Obama,” by Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Asma al-Asad on Gaza: Obama’s Dream Team

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 12th, 2009

Top 5 reasons why Israel is attacking Gaza

Posted by Alex on Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Syria is the Only Game in Town

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Waging Peace in Atlanta, by Britta Froelicher

Posted by Alex on Friday, December 19th, 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

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 13th, 2008

Syria plays hardball with the Saudis, by Sami Moubayed

Posted by Alex on Thursday, October 9th, 2008

“Syria Talks Spur Speculation” by Jim Lobe & More…

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Syria Comment Returns + News Roundup

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 20th, 2008

News Round UP (9 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 8th, 2008

Difficult Decisions for Assad, but Syrian Art Sizzles

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 8th, 2008

The Middle East Waits for America

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 5th, 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

Bush’s Policy of No Dialogue with Syria is Costing US Lives

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 29th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 22nd, 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

Walid Jumblatt Sets a New Course

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 24th, 2008

“Regional Players Bypass Washington In Brokering Deals,” by Jay Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 21st, 2008

“Lancing the Boil: Hizbullah’s Future in Lebanon”/ by Qifa Nabki

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 20th, 2008

“Some Remarks on Syria,” by Observer

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 18th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 18th, 2008

Prisoner Swap; Golan; Negotiations

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

News Round Up (28 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 29th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Syria Pegs Hopes on India and Econ. Liberalization

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Can the US and France agree on a Post-Doha Lebanon Policy?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Syria Squashes Coup Attempt, Die Welt claims

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 6th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

News Round Up (2 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 2nd, 2008

News Round Up (31 May 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Give up the gun, go for EMBAs

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Syrian Media – The Challenge and the Need to Act

Posted by Alex on Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Bush Promises Support that Analysts Say He Cannot Give

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Bush Administration Policy in Disarray

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Lebanon Becoming

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 12th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Hizbullah Proves it Does Not Want a Tehran on the Mediterranean

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 11th, 2008

The War is Over: What Were They Thinking?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 9th, 2008

Nasrallah’s May 8 Press Conference – Summary

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 9th, 2008

By Provoking Hizbullah, Is Washington Hoping for a Showdown?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 8th, 2008

March Toward Disaster

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 8th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 20th, 2008

The People’s Army of Hizbullah Attracts Sunnis and Christians

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Summitry 3: Can the Effort to Isolate Syria Hold?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 28th, 2008

Syrians and Lebanese Respond to Statement that “Syria Needs to Articulate a Clear Lebanon Policy”

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 20th, 2008

“Shaping Lebanon’s Future,” by Bilal Saab

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Syria’s Stand on Lebanon: Saudi Arabia Withdraws Ambassador From Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

“The New Middle East,” by Carnegie Endowment Staff

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Diagnosing Failure: The Case of Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Will Sanctions and the Mughniyah Killing Make Syria Blink?

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Hizbullah and Syria Threaten Revenge in Kind

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 15th, 2008

Mughnieh: Liberator of Lebanon or Opportunistic Terrorist ?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah Commander, Assassinated in Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

News Roundup (23 January 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Arab League Mediation in Lebanon Fails

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 13th, 2008

The Day After Tomorrow… / by Qifa Nabki

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 11th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Lebanese Skeptical Deal for New Gov. Will Fly

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 7th, 2008

The soldiers of truth are back

Posted by Alex on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 31st, 2007

The US Has NO Lebanon Policy

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Israel Says No to Syria; Lebanon Says No to France

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 21st, 2007

Lebanon and the Art of Kabuki Theater

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Maybe the NIE Is Not So Good for Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Best of Comments on US Opening to 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

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

Posted by Alex on Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 16th, 2007

“Syria: Options and Implications for Lebanon and the Region,” by Emile El-Hokayem

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 12th, 2007

Treasury Designates Individuals Furthering Syrian Regime’s Efforts to Undermine Lebanese Democracy

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 5th, 2007

“Is Israel About to Attack Hizballah?” by Blanford

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 5th, 2007

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 5th, 2007

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

Posted by Alex on Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Michael Young Talks Sense about Syria

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 4th, 2007

News Round Up (27 Sept. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Jihadists and the Syrian Border – Saudi Press

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Lebanon’s 2006 War One Year on

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 18th, 2007

“UNIFIL – Peacekeepers in the Line of Fire,” by Timur Goksel

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 11th, 2007

The truth about Syria?

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

“Getting Hezbollah to Behave,” by Nicholas Noe

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Is Amal Saad-Ghorayeb disseminating Misinformation?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Will Syria and Israel talk, fight or wait?

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

News Round Up (2 July 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Gambill on US Policy in Lebanon and Fatah al-Islam

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 1st, 2007

Syria is Not Against the UN

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 28th, 2007

“Syria Not Behind Killing of Spaniards” Responds Second Syria Analyst

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

What Are the Italians Doing in Damascus?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

“Iran’s and Syria’s plan: an interpretation,” by Michael Young

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 22nd, 2007

News Round Up (13 June 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

News Round-Up

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

“Hizballah and Syria: Outgrowing the Proxy Relationship,” by Emile El-Hokayem

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 19th, 2007

“US backing ‘covert war’ against Hizbullah” CSM

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

“Lebanon’s Coming Crisis” by Firas Maksad

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 5th, 2007

The Arab League Summit: Arabism is Back – Syria is In

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 29th, 2007

A Response to Michael Young

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Hizbullah’s MP Nawar Sahili Interviewed by Hugh Macleod

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 18th, 2007

Readers Responses to my Last Post

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 12th, 2007

Counting Lebanon’s Shiites as Slaves: Why the Lebanon Deal is Obstructed

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 10th, 2007

“Iranian General Defects with Hizbullah’s Secrets,” by Nicholas Noe

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Has a Lebanon Deal Been Clinched?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Saudis and Syrians …Brothers or Rivals?

Posted by Alex on Monday, March 5th, 2007

News Round Up (27 February 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

“Lebanese Sunnis Deeply Divided over Relations with Hizbullah” by Anonymous

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Seymour Hersh, “The Administration’s New Policy on Terrorism”

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 26th, 2007

Feb 14 Raises the Rhetoric

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Nasrallah: “No Plan for Sunni Conversions”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

CIA Gets the Go-Ahead to Fight Hizbullah

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

News Round Up (6 January 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 6th, 2007

Andrew Exum and Nicholas Noe Debate Hizbullah’s Summer War

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 6th, 2007

Could the US be Planning Covert Action in Lebanon and beyond?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 22nd, 2006

News Round Up (17 December 2006)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 17th, 2006

“President Bashar al-Asad Interviewed,” by Alix Van Buren

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 15th, 2006

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