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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

“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

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Hillary, Gaza, Econ

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 12th, 2009

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Haass Rumored to Be New Mideast Pointman

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

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

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

News Round UP (6 December 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 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

“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

Rumsfeld’s secret raids on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 10th, 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

“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

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

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

“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

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

Syria Comment Returns + News Roundup

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 20th, 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

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

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

News Round Up (18 Aug. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 18th, 2008

Muhammad Suleiman Murdered

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Building Towards Peace

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 2nd, 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

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

The Prisoner Swap Controversy

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 17th, 2008

America’s Role in Israel-Syria Talks

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 14th, 2008

Assad in Paris

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 14th, 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

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

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

News Round Up (20 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 20th, 2008

“Syria’s Assad Says More Groundwork Needed Before Olmert Meeting”

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 19th, 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

“What Syria stands for: The moral argument for US friendship with Syria,” by S. Farah

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 16th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 15th, 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

Economic and Political Isolation of Syria Crumbling Fast

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 9th, 2008

Moubayed on the Lebanese Cabinet: News Roundup (7 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 7th, 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

“America’s Gulf Arab allies and Syria,” by Alex

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Nukes, Golan, Lebanon and the Shifting Balance (3 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 3rd, 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

Observations of a German journalist in Beirut

Posted by Alex on Sunday, May 18th, 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

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

By Provoking Hizbullah, Is Washington Hoping for a Showdown?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 8th, 2008

More Firms Find Ways Around Sanctions on Syria and Iran

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 6th, 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

Syria’s Reactor

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 25th, 2008

Nukes or Peace?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 20th, 2008

“Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand,” by Barstow

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Carter in Damascus: al-Jazeera by Clayton Swisher

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, April 19th, 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

Did Chirac know?

Posted by Alex on Sunday, April 13th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 11th, 2008

Carter May Meet Hamas Leader Mashaal

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Brother Accuses France of Killing Siddiq: US Accuses French and Swiss of Breaking Spirit of Sanctions

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

News Roundup (6 April 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Economic War: Syria’s New Struggle

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Summitry 3: Can the Effort to Isolate Syria Hold?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 28th, 2008

Rami Makhlouf Speaks to the WSJ

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 27th, 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

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

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

Can the International Tribunal Change Syrian Policy?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 13th, 2008

News Round Up (12 March 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

News Round Up (11 March 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

The United States presents Cinerama in Damascus, 1954

Posted by Alex on Sunday, March 9th, 2008

News Roundup (8 March 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 9th, 2008

“The Gaza Bombshell,” by David Rose

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Saudi Arabia Calls on its nationals to leave Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Syria Pooh Poohs U.S.-Saudi Effort to End Influence of Syria and over 50% of Lebanese

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 1st, 2008

News Roundup (28 February 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 29th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Can Israel and Syria Break the Middle East Deadlock?

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, February 27th, 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

The Missed opportunity in Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 9th, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 8th, 2008

News Roundup (23 January 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

(Saudi) Money can’t buy you love … or success

Posted by Alex on Thursday, January 17th, 2008

News Roundup (15 Jan. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Arab League Mediation in Lebanon Fails

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 13th, 2008

“U.S. Wary of Warming Syrian-Turkish Ties,” by Deborah Amos on NPR

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

The Regional Lebanon Deal: What Does it Mean?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 6th, 2008

“President Bush to make first trip to Syria,” by Alex

Posted by Alex on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

The soldiers of truth are back

Posted by Alex on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Hamidi on Franco-Syrian Relations and Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 31st, 2007

“Syrian Americans: The Identity Balancing Act,” by Salma al-Shami

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 30th, 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

Sarkozy: “Your last opportunity is Saturday.” Assad: “I Said No to Nukes.”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Lebanon and the Art of Kabuki Theater

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Lebanon Languishes: Bush and Sarkozy Threaten

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Crackdown, Cranks, China, and the Cost of Gas Oil

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 14th, 2007

“How to Defuse Iran,” by Leveretts

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Paranoia in the Land of Cedars

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Iraq Wants US to Engage with Syria and Iran. Facebook Minister Soaped

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 10th, 2007

Bush Engages for Foes as Syrians Make a Come Back

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 7th, 2007

Lebanon, Iran & US

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 7th, 2007

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Maybe the NIE Is Not So Good for Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

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

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 4th, 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

“U.S. Seems to Soften Syria Stance,” by Solomon & Simpson

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 30th, 2007

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