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January 10, 2019

Syrian Civil War
The Top Conflicts to Watch in 2019: Syria

This year, the continued violent reimposition of government control in Syria was included as a top tier priority in the Center for Preventive Action’s annual Preventive Priorities Survey.

A banner depicting Syrian leader Assad.
Blog Post by Center for Preventive Action Strength Through Peace

November 25, 2015

Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Is Turkey Really at the Table?

This article originally appeared here on Politico.com on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. To Westerners, it might seem that Vladimir Putin was exaggerating in anger when, after a Turkish F-16 on Tuesday …

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

August 6, 2014

United States
What is Iraq Doing With U.S. Missiles and Intelligence?

As I have highlighted previously, the United States’ recent increased security cooperation with the government of Iraq to confront the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been characterized by…

Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

June 11, 2015

United States
Deepening the U.S. Military Commitment in Iraq

Yesterday, the White House announced the deployment of “450 additional U.S. military personnel to train, advise, and assist Iraqi Security Forces at Taqaddum military base in eastern Anbar province.”…

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest answers questions about an apparent bomb threat after evacuated journalists returned to the press briefing room at the White House in Washington on June 9, 2015 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters).
Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

July 24, 2014

United States
This Week: Hamas-Israel Fighting Escalates and Iraq’s New President

Significant Developments Gaza-Israel. Secretary of State John Kerry has drafted a new cease-fire proposal which has been presented to Israel and Hamas. Kerry, due to leave Cairo on Friday for Washin…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo July 22, 2014 (Dharapak/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters