Ostrich or Quixote: Intervention in Syria et Moi
By Will H. Moore Well, the global superpower is actively considering military strikes in a civil war and…
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Cartoons and Syria
By Christian Davenport One thing that academics do is engage in “verstehens” or thought experiments. This said, we do…
The Perils of Disingenuous Proposals
By Andrew Kydd The tale of US involvement in the Middle Eastern civil wars has now officially entered…
What Would Happen if the US Declared War?
By Tanisha M. Fazal There has been a fair amount of recent discussion (see here, here, here, here, and…
Seriously Thinking About Syria
Guest post by Ora Szekely What to do about Syria? A little over eight years ago, in June of…
Obama’s Eden Moment
By Allison Beth Hodgkins As President Obama contemplates his next move on Syria, he would do well to consider…
An Attack on Syria Isn’t About Chemical Weapons
Guest post by Brent Sasley It is increasingly likely that the United States, along with a coalition of…
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 —…
Military Intervention, Syrian Soldiers, and Civilians
Guest post by Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt Evidence of Syria’s chemical attack on civilians is mounting, and military intervention…
So Which Is It? Deterrence or Compellence?
By Sara Bjerg Moller On Monday I came across this little gem in the Washington Post’s coverage* of what now…