ArticlesFrom the Potomac to the EuphratesWeekend Reading: Syrians in Lebanon, Salafis Flex Muscles, and Turkey’s Officers Don’t Like the U.S.ShareTurkeyWeekend Reading: Syrians in Lebanon, Salafis Flex Muscles, and Turkey’s Officers Don’t Like the U.S.By experts and staffPublishedAugust 5, 2011 9:30 a.m.Steven A. CookCFR ExpertEni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa StudiesShareA defected Yemeni soldier who joined sides the anti-regime protesters reads the Koran near the entrance to Taghyeer Square in Sanaa (Jumanah El-Heloueh/Courtesy Reuters)
Steven A. CookCFR ExpertEni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies