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Steps Syria has Taken to Win US Favor

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Syria’s Battle for the Hearts of the West, by S. Farah

Posted by Alex on Friday, June 5th, 2009

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

News Round Up (June 2, 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Kerry’s Unusual Role in Mediating U.S.-Syria Relations

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

US-Syria relations: time to hit the reset button?

Posted by Alex on Sunday, May 31st, 2009

The Reasons for ‘Syria’s Positive Caution’ Toward Obama Policy,” By Ibrahim Hamidi

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 24th, 2009

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

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Is Obama Turning into a Bust?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

News Round UP (May 16, 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Ire over US Sanctions Causes Policy Review in Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Syria Eats Sanctions but Looks to Mitchell Visit for Understanding

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Obama Sanctions Syria

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 8th, 2009

Obama Should not Renew Executive Order Sanctions on Syria this Weekend

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 7th, 2009

What is Feltman Doing in Damascus?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 7th, 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

“Dialogue is the Best Startegy,” Austrian F.M. Interview with Hamidi

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 1st, 2009

Hariri Tribunal Releases Lebanese Generals for lack of Evidence

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 30th, 2009

US Will Work with Lebanon Opposition – Experts Say

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 27th, 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

Imad Moustapha and National Day – The Golan

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Hizbullah and Elections

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 13th, 2009

News Round Up (12 April 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 12th, 2009

Farid Ghadry’s Leadership of the Reform Party of Syria Expires

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 10th, 2009

Ray Close on the Golan

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 10th, 2009

News Round Up (8 April 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

“The Return of the Old Middle East,” by Greg Gause

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 6th, 2009

News Round Up (5 April 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Stocks Prices are Up – Peace is Down

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 3rd, 2009

News Round Up (April 1, 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Summit Shame and Hersh’s “Syria Calling”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Khalid Michal Interview by Paul McGeough

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Arab Unity? Yes on Kurds, No on Palestinians, Perhaps on Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Engagement and its Many Critics

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 20th, 2009

Nasrallah’s Rhetoric Directed East or West?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Chase Freeman Withdraws from DNI

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

A new strategic alliance: Iran, Syria, Turkey and Iraq?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 9th, 2009

Is the US Becoming More Humble or Just Less Silly?

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Sanctions on the Table?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 5th, 2009

“Middle East Peace and the U.S.-Saudi Relationship:,” by Lippmann

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

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

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Syria Dresses Up

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Kerry’s Visit Brings Some Hope

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

New Round Up (Feb. 18 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Asad, “An ambassador is important… There is nothing real yet.”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Ambassadors, Kerry, Levey, Sanctions, and Peace

Posted by on Sunday, February 15th, 2009

A New Middle East Strategy for the Age of Obama

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Balancing “Change” and “Prudence” will be an arduous process for President Obama

Posted by Alex on Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Obama Talks with Syria Begun

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 1st, 2009

New Round Up (31 Jan 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 1st, 2009

You lose ability, when you lose credibility, S. Farah

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

“Syria eyes strategic gains after Gaza war,” by Khaled Oweis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 26th, 2009

What the Middle East Needs is the “Audacity of Hope”, by Hind Kabawat

Posted by Alex on Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Will US talk to Hamas? Many say, “Yes”

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Will Syria Benefit from Israel’s Invasion of Gaza?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Will Gaza Bring Reconciliation to Divided Arab Leaders?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

The Gaza Diary 3: “Our Heros”

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Who Won the War in Gaza?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Assad in Doha: “An Eye for an Eye”

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 16th, 2009

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Assad on Gaza in Interview with BBC

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Hillary, Gaza, Econ

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Gaza Diary 2

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 12th, 2009

“The Gaza Diary”

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 11th, 2009

“The War in Gaza: Tactical Gains, Strategic Defeat?” by Cordesman

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Demo in Damascus: Assad Explains Syria Stand

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Haass Rumored to Be New Mideast Pointman

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Water and Economics in Syria

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 2nd, 2009

The Best on Gaza

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Bush Pardons Man who helped Bombing of Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 29th, 2008

Gaza and the Geronimo Effect

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 29th, 2008

Gaza Killings Divide Arab Countries Further

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 29th, 2008

Top 5 reasons why Israel is attacking Gaza

Posted by Alex on Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Peace Talks and the Economy

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Syria is the Only Game in Town

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 22nd, 2008

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

Hariri Tribunal Revives Speculation and Spin

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 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

IMF Report on Syria: Non- oil exports increased 23.5 percent

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Obama T-shirt From the “Axis of Evil”

Posted by Alex on Thursday, November 27th, 2008

“A New U.S. Policy For Syria,” by Seth Kaplan

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Nukes, Obama Policy Advice, the New Team

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Are There Non-Sectarian Parties in Syria: The case of the SSNP?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 23rd, 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

Britain and Syria Resume Intelligence Sharing

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

“No longer the pariah President,” by Peter Beaumont

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 16th, 2008

“Murder in Abou Kamal,” by Imad Moustapha

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 14th, 2008

Emanuel Apologizes for Father’s ‘Arab’ Comments, but Press Doen’t Publish Except on Blogs

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 14th, 2008

“Listening to Syria” by David Lesch

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Syria blames Israeli bombs for uranium traces

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

“Syria stops aid vessel unloading Iraq refugees’ rice” by Oweis

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Traces Of Uranium found in Syria: Moallem Says No More Searches

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 11th, 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

Emanuel’s Father Calls Arabs Floor Cleaners

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Obama Dispatches Malley to Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 7th, 2008

Syrian TV shows men ‘confessing’ to deadly bomb blast

Posted by Alex on Thursday, November 6th, 2008

“Obama Aims to Engage Foreign Allies, Adversaries,” by Jay Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Obama and the Middle East

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

“American dream expelled from Syria” by Sami Moubayed

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 4th, 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

Comments from Jihad Makdissi

Posted by Alex on Friday, October 31st, 2008

12 Opposition Leaders Sentenced

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 31st, 2008

Petreaus Proposed Visiting Syria: VP Refused him Permission.

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Protests in Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 30th, 2008

“Twilight Struggle” by Eli Lake

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 29th, 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

More on the Raid

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 27th, 2008

Is the US Raid is a “Parting Shot” by the White House?

Posted by Alex on Monday, October 27th, 2008

Syria accuses U.S. in deadly helicopter attack

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 26th, 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

News Round Up (19 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 19th, 2008

News Round Up (17 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 17th, 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

“What to talk to Iran About,” by Baer

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 12th, 2008

News Round Up (11 October 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Syria plays hardball with the Saudis, by Sami Moubayed

Posted by Alex on Thursday, October 9th, 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

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

US-Syrian Thaw: Welsh and Muallem Talk

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Syrian Troops on the Lebanese Border are to Confront Smuggling

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Bombing and More.

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Car Bomb in Damascus and Rise of Salafi Groups in Region

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 27th, 2008

How Syria’s Assad Is Steering His Country out of Isolation

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, September 24th, 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

Baker calls Bush ‘ridiculous’ on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

News Round UP (13 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 13th, 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

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

Hokayem and Young on the Assad-Sarkozy Summit

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

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 29th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Kouchner Visits Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Lebanese Sovereignty continued

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Lebanese Sovereignty: Where Does Syria Stand?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 25th, 2008

“Template for peace is inclusion” by Paul Keating

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 25th, 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

Syria is Ready for Peace.

Posted by Alex on Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Andrew Tabler: “The U.S. Can Help Tackle Syrian Corruption”

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Walid Jumblatt Sets a New Course

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 29th, 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

“U.S. to meet three Syrians, but no warming in ties”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Daoudi Cancels Trip to Washington: Syria-US Relations Remain… Well.. Not Good

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 21st, 2008

News Round Up (20 July 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 20th, 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

The Prisoner Swap Controversy

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 17th, 2008

“Interview with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia” by Alix Van Buren

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Lebanon’s Christians Are Back — ICG: by Peter Harling

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 15th, 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

Paris 2008, Paris 1998

Posted by Alex on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

A Good News Cycle for Syria

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Lebanon Gets a Government

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 11th, 2008

As Paris Boosts Assad, US Adds Sanctions (10 July 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 10th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

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