Coalitions Are Not So Convenient
By Steve Saideman With the recent news that Syria’s regime may have jumped across Obama’s red lines, thoughts…
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Syria & Chemical Weapons Linkage
By Taylor Marvin New reports alledge that the Assad regime has killed hundreds in an early-morning chemical attack targeting…
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…
Friday Puzzler: Why do Extremists Disproportionately Gain When States Falter?
By Barbara F. Walter One of the puzzles associated with the war in Syria is why radical Islamist groups…
How Would Obama’s Syria Policy Benefit from Hindsight?
By Taylor Marvin The conflict in Syria has now killed over 100,000 people, and the war appears likely to…
Warlordism and Control in Syria
By Erica Chenoweth Ben Hubbard’s article in last Thursday’s New York Times has a few interesting insights. Assad…
Syria: A Treasure Trove For Future Scholarship
By Lionel Beehner The International Crisis Group’s latest report on Syria makes for some compelling reading and offers a…
Why Do Presidents Make Predictably Disastrous Choices? Part I
By Erica Chenoweth So a lot of folks are puzzling about Obama’s choice to provide arms to Syrian…
5 Reasons Why the Obama Administration’s Decision to Offer “Military Support” to Syrian Rebels Couldn’t Come at a Worse Time
By Sara Bjerg Moller Yesterday’s surprise announcement by the White House that the US will “increase the scale and scope of…
Why More Violence Means Less Support For US Intervention in Syria
Guest post by Lionel Beehner One puzzle about the conflict in Syria: as the fighting grows more violent and…