How Russia and the U.S. Factor into Syria: A Briefing Report
Five years into a geopolitically convoluted and logistically complex civil war in Syria, there appears to be no end...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
How Russia and the U.S. Factor into Syria: A Briefing Report
A nation must think before it acts.
Syria
Moscow on the Mediterranean: Russia and Israel’s Relationship
The ties between Russia and Israel have evolved as both states developed their individual post-Cold War strategic views and policies....
The Middle East through Israeli and Jordanian Eyes
Would you rather be neighbors with ISIS or the Assad regime? These are the type of questions Americans aren’t...
Outfoxed by the Bear? America’s Losing Game Against Russia in the Near East
For centuries, American policymakers have likened Russia to a large, clumsy bear—a state whose power relies not on skill...
Russian and American De-Confliction Efforts in Syria: What’s the Endgame in the Civil War?
The war in Syria is reaching a decisive point. As the campaign against ISIL winds down, the battle for...
A Rational Syria Strategy
Some decades ago already the phrase “CNN effect” was coined, referring to a concern that the emotional power of...
The Era of Urban Warfare is Already Here
Aleppo. Mosul. Sana’a. Mogadishu. Gaza. These war-ravaged cities are but a few examples of a growing trend in...
The Trouble with Optimism: Syria in the Rear-View Mirror
It is a touching characteristic of the optimistic liberal soul that it perennially inclines to believe that bad situations...
The Black Sea Initiative: 2018 Research Agenda
The Black Sea region in recent years has been marked both by sharp shifts and by intractable dilemmas. The...
Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Multiple Drivers, Uncertain Outcomes
American fatigue in the Middle East from 15 years of conflict and a genuine lack of clarity regarding U.S....