Archive for the 'US' Category

“Syrian Track and Russian Mediator” by Ben Caspit

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 30th, 2007

Annapolis Round Up: Was Syria a Winner at Annapolis?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

What Happened on Day One of Annapolis?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

“How Syria Decided to Participate at the Deputy F.M. Level,” by Hamidi

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 26th, 2007

Landis on BBC World Service Explaining Why Syria is Headed to Annapolis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 26th, 2007

Syria to Attend Peace Conference at Deputy Foreign Minister Level

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Schedule for Annapolis Conference and Related Events

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 25th, 2007

“Syria Wants to See Word “Golan” Published on Agenda Before Deciding on Annapolis,” by Ibrahim Hamidi

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Syria says Golan Heights on Annapolis agenda

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Syria Gets Credit for Gains in Iraq: Jihadists Come from US Allies

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 23rd, 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

Asad: No Talks Without Serious Golan Initiative

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 15th, 2007

The Annapolis Protocal & Flip-flopping toward Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

“Syria and the Peace Process” by Landis

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

David Lesch Testimony on Syria-Lebanon before the Senate

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 13th, 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

Jackson Diehl goes over the deep end on Syria bombing

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

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

Rice to Lebanon, “No Compromise on Presidency”

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 2nd, 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

“A New Intelligence Failure?,” by Hosenball, Newsweek

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Washington Hearings on Syria, etc.

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 29th, 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

Turkey and Lebanon

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

“BECAUSE FAILURE RISKS DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES, IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE SUCCEED”

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

The NSC versus Rice and the Syria Strike

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Jimmy Carter and Joschka Fischer on talking to Syria

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 12th, 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

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

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

News Round Up (2 Oct. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 3rd, 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

Bolton Defends Against Absence of Syrian Nuclear Evidence

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 26th, 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

“Losing Traction against Syria,” by David Schenker

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 21st, 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

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

Posted by Alex on Sunday, September 16th, 2007

“Getting Down to Business,” by Andrew Tabler

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Nuclear Allegations Seemingly Hot Air

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 15th, 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

Arguments for Israeli-Syria Dialogue

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Fatah al-Islam Finished as Political Battle Heats UP

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 3rd, 2007

News Round Up (1 Sept 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 2nd, 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

France Could Engage Syria in “Spectacular Way,” If…

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 27th, 2007

Proposed Legislation to Ban Damascus Airport to International Carriers.

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 26th, 2007

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 19th, 2007

Sharaa Statement of Syria’s Foreign Policy

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Lebanon: A Test of Wills

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 10th, 2007

Does Bush’s Executive Order Criminalize Lebanon’s Democratic Opposition?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 10th, 2007

Economy expands 5.6%, Foreign Investment Up, Despite US Efforts to Keep Syria Poor

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, August 9th, 2007

News Round Up (4 August 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 4th, 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

“Dialogue is in Syria’s and America’s interests,” by Cordesman

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 27th, 2007

“How to Manage Assad,” by Jon Alterman

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 27th, 2007

Syria’s Iraq Policy

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 27th, 2007

“Regime evolution can only serve Syria’s national interests,” by Cordesman

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Syria Cancels Iraq Rebel Sit-down in Damascus – Why?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Syria Looks for a Lebanon Deal

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

“Improving US and Syrian Relations: Some Possible Beginnings,” by Anthony Cordesman

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 23rd, 2007

“Re-Targeting Syria,” by Jim Lobe

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

No Deals with Syria over Lebanon – or Anywhere Else

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Saudi Jihadists in Iraq far Outnumber Others

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 15th, 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

Syrian Trade – Thanks to Syria Report

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 2nd, 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

“Bush Weighs Reaching Out To Muslim Brothers,” byu Eli Lake

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Bush and Olmert Downplay Syria Talks

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Palestine and Lebanon: The US in Quicksand

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 17th, 2007

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

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 16th, 2007

“A summer of war or peace?” By Patrick Seale

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 16th, 2007

UN’s Mid East Envoy Slams Isolation of Syria and UN Kowtowing to US.

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 14th, 2007

The Presidential Plebiscite and Pageantry: What does it Mean?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 4th, 2007

News Round Up (28 May 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

“A Review Of Mr. Assad’s First Term in office” by Ehsani

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 18th, 2007

News Round-Up

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Bernard Gwertzman (CFR consulting editor) interviews Joshua Landis

Posted by Alex on Monday, May 14th, 2007

Eliott Abrams Says Rice’s Push For Mideast Peace Is ‘Just Process’

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Assad Rules out Cooperation with Hariri Tribunal if Sovereignty Threatened

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 10th, 2007

News Roundup (8 May 2007) Rice Says Yes to Chapter VII Tribunal

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Rice and Moualem Meet: Has Syria Won?

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 5th, 2007

News Round Up (26 April 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 26th, 2007

US Imposes Sanctions on Syrian Navy and Air Force

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Imad Moustapha on US-Syrian Relations

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 23rd, 2007

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 19th, 2007

“U.S. Policy Toward Syria Debate:” Landis, Badran, Jouejati

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

The Truth about Syria: Will the UN vote for a Tribunal?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 12th, 2007

The Smartest Observations on Pelosi and Syria – Malley and Lobe

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 11th, 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

Young & Landis Debate Pelosi Visit on Public Radio

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

The Pelosi Visit

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Seymour Hersh: “We may never find out who ordered Hariri assassination”

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Pelosi’s Trip to Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Saudi Arabia’s New Peace Proposal?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 30th, 2007

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 29th, 2007

“Farid Ghadry, Syria’s Chalabi: From Washington to Damascus,” by Salim Abraham

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 25th, 2007

France Urged Israel to Bomb Syria

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

A Response to Michael Young

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

“U.S.-Syrian Relations” by Amassador Moustapha

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 12th, 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

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 (3 March 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 3rd, 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

Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia: Three’s a Crowd

Posted by Alex on Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Will Saudi Arabia Solve America’s Problems?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 19th, 2007

Feb 14 Raises the Rhetoric

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Powell Says, “We got plenty” from Syria in Talks

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 12th, 2007

The US and Syria: Is Dialogue Coming?

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 10th, 2007

New Zogby poll: 80 % of moderate Arabs say Israel and the U.S. are their two biggest external threats. 6% cited Iran

Posted by Alex on Friday, February 9th, 2007

Syria’s President Says He Needs Iran’s Support

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

CIA and Syrian Intelligence in Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 5th, 2007

Liel – “Syrians Serious about Full Reorientation”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Syria and Iraq

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 29th, 2007

Reactions to Revelations of Israeli-Syrian Unofficial Peace Negotiations

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

“Secret understandings reached between representatives of Israel, Syria” by Akiva Eldar

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

“The Pieces are in Place for Escalation,” by Sam Gardiner

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 15th, 2007

What is New about Bush’s New Strategy?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 14th, 2007

Madrid Peace Conference Upstaged by Bush’s Call for More War

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 12th, 2007

Russia Strikes Back

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 12th, 2007

CIA Gets the Go-Ahead to Fight Hizbullah

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

“Elliot Abrams’ Uncivil War,” by Conflicts Forum

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 8th, 2007

Syrians to Participate in Madrid Conference Jan. 10-12

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

US Arms Surrogates

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

More on the Bandar Affair

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 24th, 2006

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 22nd, 2006

For and Against Dialogue with Syria

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 21st, 2006

“Syria in Bush’s Crosshairs: MEPI Money” by Adam Zagorin

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Meyrav Wurmser “Neocons Expected Israel to Attack Syria”

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 18th, 2006

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 15th, 2006

US Senators Defy Bush and Head for Damascus: Bush Says Asad Rules by Force

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 14th, 2006

“Six Brutal Truths about Iraq,” By Gen. Odom

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

News Round Up (12 December 2006)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

“The Case For Engaging Syria,” by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 10th, 2006

“Concentrate on the Syrian-Israeli issue,” by Murhaf Jouejati

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 10th, 2006

“What Motivates Syria,” by Imad Moustapha

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Encouraging Sectarian War as a Means to Bring Down Asad

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 8th, 2006

Why V.P. Sharaa’s Statement is Important

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 7th, 2006

V.P. Farouq al-Sharaa on the Baker Report & Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Leave Our Region Alone And The Winners Are……By EHSANI2

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

“SYRIA: Regime interests dictate regional policies,” by Oxford Analytica

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 4th, 2006

America Must Decide between Shiites and Sunnis

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 1st, 2006

Three Camps on Gemayel Murder and Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Ahmadinejad, Sadr and Asad demand US Withdrawal from Iraq

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 27th, 2006

“Courting Syria,” by Itamar Rabinovich

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 24th, 2006

Post Gemayel Prospects

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 24th, 2006

The Gemayel Assassination

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Syria Wants Clear US Commitment to Exit Iraq

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 17th, 2006

Is Syria Asking Too Much?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 17th, 2006

US Dialogue with Syria Ruled Out For Now

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 16th, 2006

“Why the Barak-Asad, Golan Deal Failed” by Swisher

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Blanford’s Hariri Book. Syria Talks Urged by Britain

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 11th, 2006

News Round-Up Nov. 10 2006

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 11th, 2006

EU Splits from US on Syria: US Elections

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Inching Toward a Deal?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 6th, 2006

“Will Washington agree to Riyadh’s initiative on Lebanon?” by al-Amine

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 6th, 2006

Neocon Mea Culpa

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 4th, 2006

“Iraq War Sapping U.S. Influence in Lebanon,” Landis interview with Gwertzman of CFR

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 4th, 2006

We have not met with Members of Muslim Brothers

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Who is Couping Who in Lebanon?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 3rd, 2006

“Washington meeting with Khaddam and Al-Bayanouni failed” by Mardini

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 3rd, 2006

Lebanon War Strikes Back – Washington Accuses Syria of Crimes

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

“The Syrian-American Rift,” By Akiva Eldar

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

British Envoy Visits Asad

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Can Bush Bring Down Syrian Regime?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 29th, 2006

The Foreign Office says, “Engage Syria,” NSC says, “No”

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Democracy is Out; Baker’s Advice

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 15th, 2006

News Roundup (Oct. 9, 2006)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 9th, 2006

Syria Myths – the two-faced arson.

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 7th, 2006

How to Explain the Refusal to Talk to Syria

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 7th, 2006

“The Rebellion against American Policy,” by Patrick Seale

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 7th, 2006

“Condoleezza Rice in the Middle East,” the Economist

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 6th, 2006

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