The Four Things We Know About How Civil Wars End (and What This Tells Us About Syria)
By Barbara F. Walter The Obama Administration continues to insist that it would like to see a diplomatic solution…
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Why Not Call Iraq a Civil War?
By Erica Chenoweth Another suicide truck bomber blew himself up in northern Iraq today. Having noticed an awful…
Syrian Sunnis Sitting in the Catbird Seat
By Barbara F. Walter Last week I posed the puzzle that moderate Syrian Sunnis living in urban areas close…
A Dispatch from a Syrian Refugee Camp
By Lionel Beehner A few quick and random thoughts on my recent trip interviewing refugees along the Syrian-Jordanian…
Are Syria’s Urban Sunnis Screwed?
By Barbara F. Walter Last night I gave a presentation to a large audience at UC San Diego’s School…
Obama’s Syria Speech — A Diplomatic Solution?
By Taylor Marvin Yesterday President Obama gave an important speech on Syria, asking Congress to delay a decision on whether…
Discussing the Potential Intervention in Syria
By Taylor Marvin As UN inspectors continue to investigate the near-certain large-scale use of chemical weapons in Syria —…
Syria & Chemical Weapons Linkage
By Taylor Marvin New reports alledge that the Assad regime has killed hundreds in an early-morning chemical attack targeting…
Egypt and the Road to Civil War
By Joe Young Egypt is on the road to civil war, even if policy makers don’t like the…
Why Extremists Thrive During Civil Wars
By Barbara F. Walter Last week I posed two questions, asking why al Qaeda has enjoyed such success in…