MiPAL: Syria

MiPAL: Syria
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Recently Added Documents
This section contains the ten most-recently added documents to this MiPAL. The most recent updates are in bold type. All recently included items can also be found by subject division below.

[8 Feb 13] State Department Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Assistance to Syria

[7 Feb 13] The Cost of Being Syria's Neighbor
Mounir Rached. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[6 Feb 13] U.S. Humanitarian Response to the Crisis in Syria
Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development

[5 Feb 13] Syria's Regime Change Challenge
Ed Husain. Council on Foreign Relations

[5 Feb 13] Syria's Crisis and the Global Response
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[Feb 13] Misery Beyond the War Zone: Life for Syrian Refugees and Displaced Populations in Lebanon
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)

[Feb 13] The Mythical Alliance: Russia's Syria Policy
Dmitri Trenin. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[5 Feb 13] The Rise of Syria's Kurds
Heiko Wimmen and Müzehher Selcuk. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[29 Jan 13] Statement by the President Announcing $155 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian People

[29 Jan 13] Syria's War Affecting Turkey in Unexpected Ways
Soner Cagaptay. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

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General Information

[current] U.S. Department of State Country Information for Syria
[current] CIA World Factbook for Syria
[current] Syria Maps
From the University of Texas at Austin
[current] BBC News Resources

Syria Country Profile
Syria Timeline

[April 07] World Bank Syria Data Profile
Chart with basic statistics on people, environment, economy, technology and infrastructure, and trade and finance
[Oct 06] Eastern Mediterranean Country Analysis Brief
Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
[Sep 06] World Bank Country Brief
[24 April 03] Syria Primer
Virtual Information Center, United States Pacific Command
[12 Feb 03] Library of Congress Portals to the World: Syria

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U.S. Policy

White House

[29 Jan 13] Statement by the President Announcing $155 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian People

[2 Aug 12] Statement by the Press Secretary on Additional $12 Million in U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Syria

[7 June 12] Statement by the Press Secretary on Syria

[23 April 12] Executive Order - Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons with Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology

[23 April 12] Fact Sheet: Sanctions Against Those Complicit in Grave Human Rights Abuses via Information Technology in Syria and Iran

[4 Feb 12] Statement by the President on Syria

[21 Dec 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Syria

[6 Dec 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on the Return of Ambassador Ford to Syria

[1 Dec 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on EU Actions Targeting Iran and Syria

[30 Nov 11] Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Turkish Sanctions against Syria

[12 Nov 11] Statement by the President on the Arab League's Actions Regarding Syria

[7 Oct 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Violence in Syria

[18 Aug 11] Statement by President Obama on the Situation in Syria

[18 Aug 11] Fact Sheet on Syria

[18 Aug 11] Executive Order - Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Syria

[18 Aug 11] Presidential Memorandum - Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Syria

[18 Aug 11] Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on Syria

[1 Aug 11] Readout of the President's Meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford

[31 July 11] Statement by the President on the Violence in Syria

[11 June 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Syria

[10 June 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Continued Violence in Syria

[9 June 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on the IAEA Board of Governors Resolution on Syria

[18 May 11] Executive Order - Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria

[18 May 11] Text of a Letter - Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria

[6 May 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Violence in Syria

[29 April 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Syrian Human Rights Abuses

[29 April 11] Message and Notice from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Syria

[29 April 11] Fact Sheet: Executive Order, Syria Human Rights Abuses

[29 April 11] Letter - Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria

[29 April 11] Executive Order - Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria

[22 April 11] Statement by the President on Syria

[12 April 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Syria

[8 April 11] Statement from the President on the Violence in Syria

[1 April 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Violence in Syria

[24 March 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Violence in Syria

[4 July 10] Statement by NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer on Syrian Convictions of Human Rights Activists

[24 Oct 09] Statement on the Detention of Haitham Maleh

[30 Oct 08] Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino
NOTE: Concerns human rights in Syria

[24 April 08] Statement by the Press Secretary
NOTE: Contains reaction to the destruction of a nuclear facility in Syria

[13 Feb 08] Executive Order: Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection with the National Emergency with Respect to Syria

[30 Jan 08] Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto on Syrian Regime Arrest of Activist Riad Seif

[14 Dec 07] President Bush Applauds Formation of National Council of the Damascus Declaration

[4 Oct 07] President Bush Meets with Leader of the Parliamentary Majority in Lebanon, Saad Hariri

[20 Sep 07] Press Conference by the President
NOTE: Includes Israeli raid in Syria and Syria-North Korea nuclear cooperation in Q&A portion

[19 Sep 07] President Bush Strongly Condemns Assassination of Lebanese Member of Parliament Antoine Ghanem

[2 Aug 07] Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions

[29 June 07] Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Policies and Actions That Threaten Lebanon's Sovereignty and Democracy
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

[13 June 07] Statement by the President

[11 May 07] Statement Condemning Sentencing of Political Prisoners in Syria and Vietnam
[9 May 07] Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria
[24 April 07] Statement on the Results of Syrian Elections
[29 Jan 07] President Bush Disappointed by Recent Violence in Lebanon
[13 Dec 06] President’s Statement on the Government of Syria
[21 Nov 06] President Bush's Statement on Assassination of Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel
[1 Nov 06] White House Calls for Support for Sovereign Lebanon
[21 Aug 06] Press Conference by President Bush
[21 Aug 06] United States Humanitarian, Reconstruction, and Security Assistance to Lebanon
Fact Sheet

[24 Aug 06] President Bush Welcomes France's Decision to Send Troops to Lebanon
[14 Aug 06] President Bush Discusses Foreign Policy During Visit to State Department
[12 Aug 06] President Bush Welcomes U.N. Security Council Resolution to Bring Lasting Peace to Middle East
[7 Aug 06] President Bush and Secretary of State Rice Discuss the Middle East Crisis
[6 Aug 06] Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley

[29 July 06] President Bush's Radio Address
[22 July 06] President Bush's Radio Address
[26 April 06] Executive Order Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection with the National Emergency with Respect to Syria
[18 April 06] President Bush Welcomes Prime Minister Siniora of Lebanon to the White House
[10 March 06] Interview of President Bush by Diana Moukalled, Future Television of Lebanon
[4 Feb 06] Statement on U.S. Condemnation of Embassy Burnings in Syria
Press Release
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Department of Defense
[14 Dec 12] Remarks by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta in Incirlik, Turkey

[29 July 12] Remarks by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta En Route to Tunisia

[7 March 12] Statement on Syria before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense

[25 April 08] DoD News Briefing with Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon, Arilington, Va.
NOTE: Contains reaction to the destruction of a nuclear facility in Syria
[25 Feb 05] Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz Interview with Lebanese Broadcast Corporation
[9 Feb 05] Special Defense Department Briefing
Lieutenant General Lance Smith, CENTCOM Deputy Commander
Note: Discussion of Syria and border concerns with Iraq begins midway through transcript
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Department of State
[8 Feb 13] Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Assistance to Syria

[6 Feb 13] U.S. Humanitarian Response to the Crisis in Syria
Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development

[30 Jan 13] International Pledging Conference for Syria
Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration

[23 Jan 13] Remarks at a Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[16 Jan 13] Press Statement: Attack on the University of Aleppo

[10 Jan 13] Fact Sheet: U.S. Response to the Syria Humanitarian Crisis in 2012

[6 Jan 13] Press Statement: Asad's Speech

[24 Dec 12] Press Statement: Syrian Regime Attacks Against Civilians

[20 Dec 12] Statement on 1737 Committee Designations
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[17 Dec 12] Press Statement: Airstrike Killing Palestinian Refugees in Yarmouk, Syria

[12 Dec 12] Press Availability at the 4th Ministerial of the Friends of the Syrian People Meeting
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[12 Dec 12] Remarks to the Friends of the Syrian People
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[10 Dec 12] Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Assistance for Syria

[5 Dec 12] Press Availability Following Ministerial Meetings at NATO Headquarters
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[11 Nov 12] Press Statement: Formation of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces

[31 Oct 12] Remarks with Croatian President Ivo Josipovic after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
NOTE: Remarks on the situation in Syria occur in the second half of the transcript

[24 Oct 12] Remarks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[19 Oct 12] Acts of Terrorism in Beirut
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[15 Oct 12] Remarks at the Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[28 Sep 12] Remarks at the Ad Hoc Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[27 Sep 12] Background Briefing Previewing the Ad Hoc Ministerial Meeting on Syria
Senior State Department Official

[5 Sep 12] Press Release: Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Response to Violence in Syria

[24 Aug 12] Fact Sheet: Syria - Complex Emergency
U.S. Agency for International Development

[17 Aug 12] Appointment of Lakhdar Brahimi as Joint Special Representative for Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[15 Aug 12] Press Statement: OIC Suspension of Syria

[11 Aug 12] Press Release: Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Those Fleeing the Violence in Syria

[11 Aug 12] Fact Sheet: Syria - Complex Emergency
U.S. Agency for International Development

[11 Aug 12] Remarks with Foreign Minister Davutoglu after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[10 Aug 12] Briefing on the Designation of Hezbollah for Supporting the Syrian Regime
Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and David Cohen, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence

[10 Aug 12] Press Statement: Syrian State-Run Oil Company Sanctioned under the Iran Sanctions Act

[3 Aug 12] The Continuing Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
Kelly T. Clements, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration

[3 Aug 12] Statement on the UN General Assembly Resolution on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[2 Aug 12] Statement on the Resignation of Joint Special Envoy Annan
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[2 Aug 12] Fact Sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Aid Reaching Syria and Neighboring Countries

[2 Aug 12] Resignation of Kofi Annan as Joint Special Envoy for Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[30 July 12] Istanbul Press Roundtable
Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

[19 July 12] U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Those Affected by the Conflict in Syria
Remarks by Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Kelly Clements, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Mark Bartolini, Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

[19 July 12] Explanation of Vote at a Security Council Session on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[16 July 12] Fact Sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Aid Reaching Syria and Neighboring Countries

[13 July 12] Assad Regime Massacre in Traymseh
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[13 July 12] Question and Answer Session in Beirut
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[13 July 12] Remarks to the Press
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[6 July 12] Remarks at the Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[6 July 12] Press Availability Following the Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[30 June 12] Press Availability Following the Meeting of the Action Group on Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[27 June 12] Interactive Dialogue: Commission of Inquiry on Syria
Statement by Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, before the 20th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

[24 June 12] Syrian Shoot-Down of Turkish Aircraft
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[12 June 12] Joint Discussion with Israeli President Shimon Peres Hosted by the Brookings Institution
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[8 June 12] Fact Sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Aid Reaching Syria and Neighboring Countries

[7 June 12] Remarks at a General Assembly Session on Syria
Rosemary DiCarlo, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[7 June 12] Remarks with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[7 June 12] Background Briefing by Senior State Department Official on Syria

[6 June 12] Friends of the Syrian People Sanctions Working Group
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[6 June 12] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Resolution in the Syrian Arab Republic
Statement by Robert Wood, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, before the IAEA Board of Governors

[5 June 12] Syria Humanitarian Forum
Kelly Clements, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration

[3 June 12] Remarks with Swedish Prime Minister Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Bildt after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[1 June 12] The Human Rights Council's Special Session on Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[31 May 12] Remarks with Danish Foreign Minister Villy Sovndal
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[26 May 12] Massacre in Haoula
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[25 May 12] The Situation in Lebanon
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[10 May 12] Fact Sheet: Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Syria

[10 May 12] Press Statement: Bombings in Damascus

[26 April 12] Humanitarian Assistance to People Affected by the Conflict in Syria
Kelly Clements, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Christa Capozzola, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development

[21 April 12] Explanation of Vote after the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2043 on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[20 April 12] Fact Sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Aid Reaching Syria and Neighboring Countries

[19 April 12] Remarks at the Ad Hoc Ministerial Meeting on Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[12 April 12] Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[12 April 12] Remarks at the Conclusion of the G8 Ministerial
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, and Victoria Nuland, Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson

[2 April 12] Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout Following a Briefing by Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[1 April 12] Intervention to the Friends of the Syrian People
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[1 April 12] Remarks at Press Availability
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[1 April 12] Fact Sheet: Additional Humanitarian Relief for Syrians

[30 March 12] Statement Regarding Syria
Remarks by Harold Hongju Koh, Legal Advisor to the U.S. Department of State, at the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting

[12 March 12] Remarks at the United Nations Security Council
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[12 March 12] Press Availability at the United Nations
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[7 March 12] Remarks with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[1 March 12] Syria: The Crisis and Its Implications
Statement by Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

[29 Feb 12] Statement on the Syrian Government's Denial of Travel by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[28 Feb 12] Human Rights Council Urgent Debate on Syria
Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs

[26 Feb 12] Remarks with Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[24 Feb 12] Press Release: Chairman's Conclusions of the International Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People

[24 Feb 12] Press Availability on the Meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[24 Feb 12] Intervention at the Friends of Syrian People Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[23 Feb 12] Press Availability on the London Conference
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[23 Feb 12] Statement on the Second Report of the Syria Commission of Inquiry
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[21 Feb 12] Statement on the Arrest of Mazen Darwish and Other NGO Workers in Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[20 Feb 12] Press Availability Following the G20 Ministerial Meetings
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[16 Feb 12] Statement on the UN General Assembly Resolution on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[13 Feb 12] Remarks at a UN General Assembly Meeting on Syria
Rosemary DiCarlo, Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[13 Feb 12] Remarks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[6 Feb 12] Press Statement: Suspending Embassy Operations in Syria

[5 Feb 12] Remarks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
NOTE: The Secretary's remarks on U.S. and international support for the Syrian people occurs in the second half of the transcript

[4 Feb 12] Remarks at the Munich Security Conference
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[4 Feb 12] Explanation of Vote at a Security Council Session on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[4 Feb 12] Remarks at a Security Council Stakeout on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[1 Feb 12] Remarks with Singaporean Foreign Minister and Minister for Law K. Shanmugam
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
NOTE: The second half of the transcript addresses the involvement of the UN Security Council and the Arab League in Syria. The Secretary remarked "And every member of the council has to make a decision: Whose side are you on? Are you on the side of the Syrian people? Are you on the side of the Arab League? Are you on the side of the people of the Middle East and North Africa who have, during this past year, spoken out courageously and often for their rights? Or are you on the side of a brutal dictatorial regime?"

[1 Feb 12] Remarks at a Press Gaggle on Syria Outside the UN Security Council
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[31 Jan 12] Remarks Following UNSC Meeting on Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[31 Jan 12] Remarks at a United Nations Security Council Session on the Situation in Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[30 Jan 12] Sharp Escalation of Regime Violence in Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[30 Jan 12] Remarks at Security Council Stakeout on Sudan and Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[24 Jan 12] Remarks at a Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permannent Representative to the United Nations

[10 Jan 12] Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[8 Jan 12] Interview with Al-Ikhbariya TV
Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs

[27 Dec 11] Press Statement: Regime Violence in Syria

[23 Dec 11] Press Statement: Violence in Damascus

[12 Dec 11] Statement after a Security Council Briefing on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[12 Dec 11] Remarks at a Security Council Stakeout after a Briefing by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the Situation in Syria
Rosemary A. DiCarlo, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[6 Dec 11] Background Briefing on Syria
Senior State Department Official

[6 Dec 11] Remarks at Meeting with Syrian National Council
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[2 Dec 11] The Human Rights Council's Special Session on Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[2 Dec 11] Statement on the Special Session of the Human Rights Council on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[28 Nov 11] Statement on the Report of the Syria Commission of Inquiry
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[22 Nov 11] Statement on the Syria Human Rights Resolution in the UN General Assembly's Third Committee
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[17 Nov 11] U.S. Statement on Syria
U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna

[12 Nov 11] Arab League Suspends Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[24 Oct 11] Taken Question: Lebanon/Syria: Syrian Incursions into Lebanese Territory

[4 Oct 11] Explanation of Vote at a Security Council Adoption on the Situation in the Middle East (Syria)
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[4 Oct 11] Remarks on the Veto of a UN Security Council Resolution on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[14 Sep 11] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
Statement by Glyn Davies, U.S. Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations Office in Vienna, to the IAEA Board of Governors

[11 Sep 11] Press Statement: Killing of Syrian Human Rights Activist Ghiyath Mattar

[25 Aug 11] Press Statement: Syria: Attack on Ali Farzat and Persecution of Activists

[23 Aug 11] The Human Rights Council's Special Session on Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[23 Aug 11] Statement on the UN Human Rights Council's Special Session on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[22 Aug 11] Statement on the Adoption by the HRC of a Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Syria
Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, U.S. Representative to the Human Rights Council (HRC)

[19 Aug 11] The U.S. Government Response in Syria
Foreign Press Center briefing by Senior Administration Officials

[18 Aug 11] Remarks on the Situation in Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[10 Aug 11] Remarks at Security Council Consultations on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[4 Aug 11] Ambassador Robert Ford's Interview with Christiane Amanpour of ABC's This Week
Robert S. Ford, U.S. Ambassador to Syria

[3 Aug 11] Remarks on the Security Council Presidential Statement on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[2 Aug 11] Meeting with Syrian Activists
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[1 Aug 11] Continuing Violence in Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[26 July 11] Remarks at an Open Security Council Debate on the Situation in the Middle East
Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[25 July 11] Press Statement: U.S. Condemns Ongoing Violence in Syria

[16 July 11] Joint Press Availability with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[15 July 11] Press Availability in Istanbul
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[14 July 11] Statement on Security Council Consultations on the Syrian Nuclear Program
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[12 July 11] Human Rights in Syria
Testimony by Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the House of Representatives

[11 July 11] Remarks with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[5 July 11] Press Statement: Syria - Ongoing Situation

[17 June 11] There Is No Going Back in Syria
Op-ed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[17 June 11] Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on Syria

[16 June 11] Press Statement: Human Rights Council Statement on Human Rights Abuses in Syria

[15 June 11] Press Statement Following the Delivery of a Joint Statement by Human Rights Council Members on the Situation in Syria
Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, U.S. Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council

Text of the Joint Statement Delivered at the 17th Session of the Human Rights Council on Syria

[14 June 11] Repression in Iran and Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[9 June 11] IAEA Resolution on Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[4 June 11] Shutdown of the Internet in Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[2 June 11] Remarks with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[31 May 11] Remarks with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[19 May 11] Fact Sheet: Syria

[12 May 11] Remarks with Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[11 May 11] Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[6 May 11] Violence in Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[29 April 11] The Human Rights Council's Special Session on Syria
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[29 April 11] Statement on the Passage of a Human Rights Council Resolution on Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[26 April 11] Briefing on Recent Developments in the Middle East and Other Issues
Special briefing by Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy Planning

[26 April 11] Remarks on the Situation in Syria
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[23 March 11] Press Statement: Violence in Syria

[12 Jan 11] Remarks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[10 Nov 10] Interview with Hisham Melhem of An-Nahar
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[28 Oct 10] Statement after Security Council Consultations on Resolution 1559
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[5 July 10] Syrian Convictions of Human Rights Activists
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[19 May 10] Press Release: United States to Assist Palestinian Refugees in Syria

[3 May 10] Confronting 21st Century Terrorism: Challenges for U.S. Policy
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the National Leadership Conference of the Anti-Defamation League
NOTE: Discussion of Syria occurs in the second half of the transcript

[19 April 10] Press Statement: Syrian Diplomat Summoned to Department

[17 Feb 10] Remarks on Middle East Peace Following Meeting with Syrian President Dr. Bashar al-Assad
William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs

[7 May 09] Remarks During Security Council Consultations on Lebanon and Resolution 1559
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[30 April 09] State Sponsors of Terrorism
U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2008

[26 April 09] Remarks after Meeting with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
NOTE: Discussion of Syria begins in the middle of the transcript

[7 March 09] Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman Briefs on Meetings with Syrian Officials
Jeffrey Feltman, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

[19 Feb 09] Taken Question: Syria - IAEA Director General's Report

[12 Feb 09] Anniversary of Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri's Assassination
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[27 Oct 08] State Department Daily Press Briefing
NOTE: Concerns the possibility of U.S. military involvement in Syrian territory and the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq via Syria

[27 Sep 08] Remarks with OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu before their Meeting
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[25 Sep 08] Interview with Raghida Dergham of Al Hayat
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
NOTE: Discussion of Syria begins in the middle of the transcript

[16 June 08] Remarks after Meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[5 June 08] U.S. Statement on Syria
Gregory L. Schulte, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna

[20 May 08] The Illicit Nuclear Pursuits of Iran and Syria: Implications for the European Union
Gregory L. Schulte, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna

[5 May 08] Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty's Most Serious Test
Remarks by Dr. Christopher A. Ford, United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

[30 April 08] State Sponsors of Terrorism Overview
U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2007

[23 April 08] Press Statement: Syria: Political Activist Sentenced

[28 March 08] Press Statement: Syria: Attack on Kurdish Syrians

[19 Sep 07] Statement by Secretary Rice on the Assassination of Lebanese Parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem

[18 Sep 07] Briefing En Route Jerusalem
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[15 Aug 07] Press Statement Travel Ban on Syrian Activist Riad Seif

[22 June 07] Harassment of Syrian Civil Society Activists
Press Statement

[30 May 07] Explanation of Vote on the Adoption of Resolution 1757 on the Establishment of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[25 May 07] Syria Referendum: A Costly and Empty Campaign
Press Statement

[14 May 07] Sentencing of Syrian Political Prisoners
Press Statement

[10 May 07] Syria: Sentencing of Kamal Labwani
Press Statement

[3 May 07] Interview with Martin Fletcher of NBC News
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[3 May 07] Interview with Sheila MacVicar of CBS News
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[24 April 07] Sentencing of Syrian Human Rights Lawyer Anwar al-Bunni
Media Note

[23 April 07] Syria: Another Missed Opportunity
Press Statement

[19 April 07] Syria and the Assad Regime: Another Missed Opportunity
J. Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs

[29 March 07] Release Political Prisoners and Open Political Discourse in Syria
Press Statement

[8 March 07] Upcoming Syrian Elections
Media Note

[25 Jan 07] Remarks at the Lebanon Donors' Conference
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[25 Jan 07] U.S.-Lebanon Partnership
Fact Sheet
[25 Jan 07] United States Supports the Recovery of Lebanon
Fact Sheet
[23 Jan 07] United States Condemns Violence in Lebanon
Press Statement
[11 Dec 06] Interview with Sylvia Lanteaume and David Millikin of Agence France Presse
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[1 Dec 06] Interview on LBC's Kalam Al-Nass with Marcel Ghanem
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
[22 Nov 06] Interview with Nadia Bilbassy of Al Arabiya TV
C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
[30 Oct 06] Statement by John R. Bolton, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, on Lebanon and Resolution 1559
[13 Sep 06] Review of the Situation in Lebanon and the Way Ahead
C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs
[31 Aug 06] U.S. Support for Lebanon's Early Recovery
Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator
[31 Aug 06] U.S. Assistance Projects for Lebanon
Fact Sheet

[24 Aug 06] Additional United States Contribution to Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Other Conflict Victims in Lebanon and Neighboring Countries
Media Note
[24 Aug 06] United States Offers Emergency Aid to Clean Up Lebanon Oil Spill
Department of State Media Note
[22 Aug 06] Middle East Situation: An Update
Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[16 Aug 06] A Path to Lasting Peace
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[16 Aug 06] Update on the Situation in the Middle East and Other Matters
Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
[15 Aug 06] Situation in the Middle East and Other Matters
Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[15 Aug 06] Middle East Update
David Welch, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs
[11 Aug 06] Remarks to the United Nations Security Council
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[6 Aug 06] Press Briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
[3 Aug 06] Interview on CNN's Larry King Live
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[1 Aug 06] Interview With Ray Suarez of the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[31 July 06] Statement on Three-Part Comprehensive Settlement
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[31 July 06] Briefing En Route Ireland
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[30 July 06] Briefing on Efforts To Stop Violence in Lebanon
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[29 July 06] Briefing En Route Jerusalem
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[28 July 06] Interview on the Situation in the Middle East
Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

[26 July 06] Remarks With Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[26 July 06] Briefing on the Middle East and North Korea
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[25 July 06] Lebanon Response Report
Fact Sheet
[24 July 06] Humanitarian Assistance to the Lebanese People
Press Statement

[23 July 06] Remarks En Route to the Middle East
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[21 July 06] Special Briefing on Travel to the Middle East and Europe
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[23 May 06] Syria: Arrest of Reformers
Press Statement
[5 May 06] Lebanon and Syria
Press Statement
[26 April 06] Lebanon and Syria: Anniversary of Syrian Military Withdrawal From Lebanon
Press Statement
[6 April 06] Syrian Interference in Lebanon
Press Statement
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Other Policy Sources
[19 Sep 12] Department of the Treasury Press Release: Treasury Designates Syrian Entity, Others Involved in Arms and Communications Procurement Networks and Identifies Blocked Iranian Aircraft

[14 Aug 12] Department of the Treasury Press Release: Treasury Lifts Sanctions Against Defected Syrian Prime Minister

[10 Aug 12] Department of the Treasury Press Release: Treasury Targets Hizballah for Supporting the Assad Regime

[6 June 12] Remarks before the Friends of the Syrian People, International Working Group on Sanctions
Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury

[2 Dec 11] Treasury's Response to the Arab Spring: The Role of Financial Tools in International Security Policy
Remarks by Daniel Glaser, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing
[29 June 11] Press Release: Treasury Sanctions Syrian, Iranian Security Forces for Involvement in Syrian Crackdown
Department of the Treasury
[18 May 11] Press Release: Administration Takes Additional Steps to Hold the Government of Syria Accountable for Violent Repression against the Syrian People
Department of the Treasury
[24 April 08] Background Briefing with Senior U.S. Officials on Syria's Covert Nuclear Reactor and North Korea's Involvement
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
[24 April 08] CIA Director Hayden Announces Findings on Covert Syrian Reactor
[4 Jan 07] Three Entities Targeted by Treasury for Supporting Syria's WMD Proliferation
Department of the Treasury Press Release
[16 Nov 06] Status of U.S. Assistance to Lebanon
Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistant and the United States Agency for International Development
[15 Aug 06] Treasury Designates Two Syrian Officials
Department of the Treasury
[9 March 06] Final Rule Against Commercial Bank of Syria
Department of the Treasury
[18 Jan 06] Department of the Treasury Designates Director of Syrian Military Intelligence
Fact Sheet

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U.S. Congress
[1 Aug 12] Next Steps in Syria
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[19 July 12] When Regimes Fall: The Challenge of Securing Lethal Weapons
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

[18 June 12] Remarks on Syria at the American Enterprise Institute
Senator John McCain

[25 April 12] Confronting Damascus: U.S. Policy Toward the Evolving Situation in Syria, Part II
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Steve Chabot, Subcommittee Chairman

Andrew J. Tabler

Mara E. Karlin

Marc Lynch

[19 April 12] Syria: U.S. Policy Options
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[19 April 12] Recent Developments in the Middle East: The Security Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

[27 March 12] The Human Rights Crisis in Syria
Hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. House of Representatives

[7 March 12] The Situation in Syria
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services

[14 Dec 11] Confronting Damascus: U.S. Policy toward the Evolving Situation in Syria
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Steve Chabot, Subcommittee Chairman

Frederic C. Hof

[9 Nov 11] U.S. Policy in Syria
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs

[14 Oct 11] Iran and Syria: Next Steps - Part II
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

Wendy R. Sherman

David S. Cohen

[22 Sep 11] Axis of Abuse: U.S. Human Rights Policy toward Iran and Syria, Part 2
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Michael Singh

Mehdi Khalaji

Alireza Nader

Tony Badran

Jon B. Alterman

[27 July 11] Axis of Abuse: U.S. Human Rights Policy toward Iran and Syria, Part 1
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Steve Chabot, Subcommittee Chairman

Michael Posner and Jeffrey Feltman

[23 June 11] Iran and Syria: Next Steps
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

John R. Bolton

Olli J. Heinonen

Robert Satloff

[6 Dec 10] Letter to the President Regarding Syria
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

[21 July 10] Saudi Arabia and Syria: Improving Bilateral Relations, Advancing U.S. Interests
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[21 April 10] Neither Appeasement nor Improvement? Prospects for U.S. Engagement with Syria
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Gary L. Ackerman, Subcommittee Chairman

Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

[24 April 08] U.S. Policy and the Road to Damascus: Who's Converting Whom?
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Martin S. Indyk

Ammar Abdul Hammid

Peter Rodman

[8 Nov 07] Syria: Options and Implications for Lebanon and the Region
Hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
[13 Sep 06] Lebanon: Securing a Permanent Cease-Fire
Hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
[7 June 06] Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act Two Years Later: Next Steps for U.S. Policy
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee

Theodore H. Kattouf, Former Ambassador to Syria and the UAE
Farid Ghadry, President of the Reform Party of Syria
Marius Deeb, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
David Schenker, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[28 July 05] Lebanon Reborn? Defining National Priorities and Prospects for Democratic Renewal in the Wake of March 14, 2005
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee

Henry J. Hyde, Chairman
C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Rima Merhi
Dr. Paul Salem (Appendix A and Appendix B)
Marius Deeb, Johns Hopkins University

[27 July 05] Syria and the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
Dana Rohrabacher Chairman, Subcommittee on Joint Oversight and Investigations
Elizabeth L. Dibble, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Dwight Sparlin, Internal Revenue Service
Victor Comras

[17 Feb 05] Bipartisan Letter from 11 Senators to President Bush

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Human Rights & Refugees

[current] Syrian Human Rights Committee
[current] Amnesty International's Online Documentation Archive - Syria
[current] Human Rights Watch Syria Page
[Feb 13] Misery Beyond the War Zone: Life for Syrian Refugees and Displaced Populations in Lebanon
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)

[2 Jan 13] Preliminary Statistical Analysis of Documentation of Killings in the Syrian Arab Republic
Megan Price, Jeff Klingner, and Patrick Bell, Benetech Human Rights Program. United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights

[Jan 13] Syria: A Regional Crisis
The IRC Commission on Syrian Refugees (International Rescue Committee)

[20 Dec 12] Periodic Update of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

[5 Dec 12] Syrian Refugees: Reliance on Camps Creates Few Good Options
Daryl Grisgraber. Refugees International

[17 Sep 12] Syria: End Opposition Use of Torture, Executions - Abuses Show Need for Accountability
Human Rights Watch

[Aug 12] Syrian Refugees: Lessons from Other Conflicts and Possible Policies
Rochelle Davis. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Aug 12] All-Out Repression: Purging Dissent in Aleppo, Syria
Amnesty International

[10 July 12] Syrian Refugees: Anxious Neighbors Stretched Thin
Daryl Grisgraber. Refugees International

[July 12] Torture Archipelago: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture and Enforced Disappearances in Syria's Underground Prisons since March 2011
Ole Solvang, Anna Neistat, and Anonymous. Human Rights Watch

[15 June 12] Syria: Sexual Assault in Detention
Human Rights Watch

[June 12] Deadly Reprisals: Deliberate Killings and Other Abuses by Syria's Armed Forces
Amnesty International

[24 May 12] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in Syria - 2011

[May 12] "They Burned My Heart": War Crimes in Northern Idlib during Peace Plan Negotiations
Anna Neistat and Ole Solvang. Human Rights Watch

[April 12] In Cold Blood: Summary Executions by Syrian Security Forces and Pro-Government Militias
Human Rights Watch

[13 March 12] Press Release: UNHCR Appoints Regional Refugee Coordinator for Syrian Refugees
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

[March 12] 'I Wanted to Die': Syria's Torture Survivors Speak Out
Amnesty International

[Feb 12] UNHCR Syria Fact Sheet
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

[Aug 11] Deadly Detention: Deaths in Custody Amid Popular Protest in Syria
Amnesty International

[14 June 11] Preliminary Report of the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in the Syria Arab Republic
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

[June 11] "We've Never Seen Such Horror": Crimes Against Humanity by Syrian Security Forces
Human Rights Watch

[8 April 11] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in Syria - 2010

[17 Nov 10] U.S. State Department Report on Religious Freedom in Syria - 2010

[July 10] A Wasted Decade: Human Rights in Syria during Bashar al-Asad's First Ten Years in Power
Human Rights Watch

[11 March 10] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in Syria - 2009

[Nov 09] Group Denial: Repression of Kurdish Political and Cultural Rights in Syria
Human Rights Watch

[26 Oct 09] U.S. State Department Report on Religious Freedom in Syria - 2009
[May 09] State of the World's Human Rights: Syria
Amnesty International
[25 Feb 09] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in Syria - 2008
[Feb 09] Far From Justice: Syria's Supreme State Security Court
Sarah Leah Whitson, Clive Baldwin, and Iain Levine, eds. Human Rights Watch
[10 July 08] Failed Responsibility: Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon
International Crisis Group
[11 March 08] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in Syria - 2007
[Oct 07] No Room to Breathe: State Repression of Human Rights Activism in Syria
Human Rights Watch
[6 March 07] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in Syria - 2006
[15 Sep 06] U.S. State Department Report on Religious Freedom in Syria - 2006
[8 March 06] U.S. State Department Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Syria - 2005

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Lebanon

[current] United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

[7 Feb 13] The Cost of Being Syria's Neighbor
Mounir Rached. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[20 Dec 12] Syria's Instability Reaches Lebanon
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Dec 12] Can Lebanon Survive the Syrian Crisis?
Paul Salem. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[22 Nov 12] A Precarious Balancing Act: Lebanon and the Syrian Conflict
International Crisis Group

[23 Oct 12] Lebanon's Fragile Peace Will Hold Despite Blow
Paul Salem. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[21 May 12] Syrian Crisis Spills into Lebanon
Paul Salem. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[21 May 12] Syria's Crisis Reaches Beirut
Andrew Engel. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[2 Feb 12] Lebanon and the Uprising in Syria: Issue for Congress
Rebecca A. Hopkins. Congressional Research Service

[1 Feb 11] Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
Casey L. Addis. Congressional Research Service

[13 Jan 11] Hizballah Challenges Lebanon's Prime Minister Hariri - and President Obama
David Schenker and Matthew Levitt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[10 Jan 11] Bracing for Indictments in Lebanon
Michael Young. Council on Foreign Relations

[6 Aug 10] Defusing Lebanon's Powder Keg
Mohamad Bazzi. Council on Foreign Relations

[26 May 10] Lebanon's Politics: The Sunni Community and Hariri's Future Current
International Crisis Group

[21 May 10] Lebanon's Evolving Relationship with Syria: Back to the Future or Turning a New Page?
Mona Yacoubian. United States Institute of Peace

[20 May 09] U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon
Casey L. Addis. Congressional Research Service

[24 Feb 09] Washington Balances Syrian Engagement with Commitment to Lebanese Allies
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[2 Oct 08] Stability in Lebanon Threatened, Again
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[23 July 08] Can Lebanon's March 14 Reverse the Tide?
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[15 May 08] Lebanon: Hizbollah's Weapons Turn Inward
International Crisis Group

[May 08] Lebanon's Versatile Nationalism
Tamirace Fakhoury Muehlbacher. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute

[19 March 08] The Lebanon Crisis
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[12 Feb 08] Lebanon in Crisis
Transcript of a Council on Foreign Relations event

[Feb 08] Flooding South Lebanon: Israel's Use of Cluster Munitions in Lebanon in July and August 2006
Bonnie Docherty, Marc Garlasco, and Steve Goose. Human Rights Watch

[Feb 08] Facing the Abyss: Lebanon's Deadly Political Stalemate
Mona Yacoubian. United States Institute of Peace

[29 Jan 08] Jihadist Groups Still Active During Political Crisis in Lebanon
Pete Ajemian. Jamestown Foundation

[24 Jan 08] Lebanon: The Forgotten Crisis
Transcript of an event at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Insitution

[22 Jan 08] U.S. Nervously Eyes Lebanese Political Standoff
Steven A. Cook. Council on Foreign Relations

[Jan 08] Lebanon's Sunni Islamists - A Growing Force
Omayma Abdel-Latif. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Dec 07] Islamist Groups in Lebanon
Gary C. Gambill. Middle East Review of International Affairs

[Autumn 07] Stabilizing Lebanon: Peacekeeping or Nation-Building
William K. Mooney, Jr. Parameters

[3 Aug 07] The Situation in the Middle East
Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council

[14 June 07] Syria's Export of Terrorism to Lebanon: Threat and Response
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[1 June 07] Linkages Between Special UN Tribunal, Lebanon, and Syria
Mona Yocoubian.Council on Foreign Relations

[June 07] Al-Qaeda's Terrorist Threat to UNIFIL
Bilal Y. Saab and Magnus Ranstorp. Brookings Institution

[11 May 07] Lebanon, Syria, Iran: Lessons of Sharm-El Sheikh
Robert G. Rabil. openDemocracy

[26 Feb 07] Saudi-Iranian Mediation on Hizballah: Will a Lebanon Deal Come at Syria's Expense?
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[30 Jan 07] How the Syrians Can Best Help Lebanon
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Nov/Dec 06] The Future of Lebanon
Paul Salem. Foreign Affairs

[28 Nov 06] Lebanon
Alfred B. Prados. Congressional Research Service

[27 Nov 06] Gemayel Assassination Underscores Lebanon's Need for U.S. Support in Struggle Against Syria
James A. Phillips. Heritage Foundation

[3 Nov 06] Iraq War Sapping U.S. Influence in Lebanon
Joshua Landis. Council on Foreign Relations

[Nov 06] Syria's Role in Lebanon
Mona Yacoubian. United States Institute of Peace

[24 Oct 06] Israel Accuses Syria of Smuggling Arms into Lebanon
Andrew McGregor. Jamestown Foundation

[19 Oct 06] Fourth Semi-Annual Report of the Secretary General to the Security Council on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559 (2004)

[15 Sep 06] Lebanon: The Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict
Jeremy Sharp, et. al. Congressional Research Service

[11 Sep 06] Strong International Support is Required to Build Peace in Lebanon
James Phillips. Heritage Foundation
[8 Sep 06] The Syria Problem
Lee Smith. Hudson Institute
[30 Aug 06] Making the Lebanon Ceasefire Work: Security Requirements and Implications for an International Force
Daniel Christman, Emile El-Hokayem, and Michael Eisenstadt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[22 Aug 06] The Man in Nasrallah's Shadow: A Profile of Sheikh Naim Qasim
Sami Moubayed. Jamestown Foundation
[17 Aug 06] Preliminary 'Lessons' of the Israeli-Hezbollah War
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[17 Aug 06] A Visit to the Israel-Lebanon Front: Lessons of the War and Prospects for Peace and Future Fighting
Anthony Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[15 Aug 06] Hezbollah's Rivals Not Happy With Its Attack on Israel
Michael K. Young. Council on Foreign Relations

[15 Aug 06] Hezbollah's Creative Tactical Use of Anti-Tank Weaponry
Andrew McGregor. Jamestown Foundation
[14 Aug 06] Necessary to Engage Syria, Iran to Ensure Cease-fire Works
Lee Feinstein. Council on Foreign Relations

[11 Aug 06] The Situation in the Middle East
United Nations Security Council Resolution
[10 Aug 06] Hezbollah's Rocket Strategy
Andrew McGregor. Jamestown Foundation
[9 Aug 06] Israeli Escalation of War Might Hasten UN Action
Dennis B. Ross. Council on Foreign Relations

[8 Aug 06] Lebanon: The Two-in-One Crisis
Harvey Sicherman. Foreign Policy Research Institute
[8 Aug 06] Syria's Role in the War in Lebanon
Michael Eisenstadt and David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[7 Aug 06] Syria Can Play 'Constructive Role' in Resolving Lebanese War
Imad Moustapha, Ambassador of Syria to the U.S.
[7 Aug 06] Both Israel and Hezbollah Committing 'War Crimes'
Peter N. Bouckaert. Council on Foreign

[4 Aug 06] Why a Multinational Force is Essential in Lebanon
Robert Rabil. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[2 Aug 06] 'Trust Allah, Not Nasrallah': The Hizballah Crisis Reshapes Lebanese Politics
Robert Rabil. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[1 Aug 06] Condoleezza Rice Must Push for a Lasting Cease-Fire in Lebanon
Michael E. O'Hanlon. Brookings Institution
[1 Aug 06] Mike Tyson and the Hornet's Nest: Military Lessons of the Lebanon Crisis
Peter W. Singer. Brookings Institution
[1 Aug 06] Israel Hoping Attacks on Hezbollah Serve as Warning to Iran
Gerald M. Steinberg. Council on Foreign Relations
[Aug 06] Hizbollah's Outlook in the Current Conflict
Amal Saad-Ghorayeb. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[Aug 06] An International Force for Lebanon?
Muriel Asseburg. German Institute for International and Security Affairs
[31 July 06] How the Fighting Stops: Achieving a Sustainable Ceasefire in Lebanon
Brookings Institution

[31 July 06] Israeli Attacks on Lebanese Civilians Hurt U.S. Standing in Region
Julia Choucair. Council on Foreign Relations

[31 July 06] Qana and the Lessons for Modern War
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[28 July 06] Climbing Out of the Lebanon Abyss
Gareth Evans and Robert Malley. International Crisis Group
[26 July 06] The Potential for Escalation in the Hizballah-Israel Conflict
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[25 July 06] Boosting Extremists With Bombs
Dilip Hiro. YaleGlobal
[25 July 06] Israel against Hezbollah: Air Power Won't Do It
Philip H. Gordon. Brookings Institution
[25 July 06] Israel/Palestine/Lebanon: Climbing Out of the Abyss
International Crisis Group

[24 July 06] Multilateral Intervention in the Middle East: An Uninspiring Legacy
Michael Moran. Council on Foreign Relations
[24 July 06] An International Stabilization Force for Lebanon: Problems and Prospects
Michael Eisenstadt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[24 July 06] Ceasefire Options for Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1559
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[24 July 06] Rice's Middle East Agenda
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation

[23 July 06] A Strategy for Resolving the Conflict in Lebanon
Martin S. Indyk. Brookings Institution
[21 July 06] The Road to Nowhere: Everyone's Strategic Failures in Lebanon
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[20 July 06] Israel and Hizballah at War: A Status Report
Moshe Yaalon, David Schenker, and Dennis Ross. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[20 July 06] Profile: Hassan Nasrallah
Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations
[20 July 06] Lebanon's Weak Government
Esther Pan. Council on Foreign Relations
[19 July 06] Iran's Shadow Government in Lebanon
Mehdi Khalaji. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[18 July 06] Containing the Escalating Crisis in Lebanon
James Phillips and James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
[17 July 06] The Gaza/Lebanon Crisis
Brookings Institution
[15 July 06] Iran's Support of the Hezbollah in Lebanon
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[14 July 06] Lebanese Security and the Hezbollah
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[13 July 06] Israel and the Doctrine of Proportionality
Lionel Beehner. Council on Foreign Relations
[13 July 06] Hizballah Opens a Second Front
Michael Eisenstadt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[6 July 06] Hizballah: Learning to Live with Resolution 1559
Nicholas Blanford and David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[July 06] Prospects for Mediation of the Lebanon Crisis
A. Heather Coyne and Patricia Karam. United States Institute of Peace
[20 June 06] One Year after the Cedar Revolution: The Potential for Sunni-Shiite Conflict in Lebanon
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[17 May 06] Resolution on Lebanon and Syria
United Nations Security Council
[11 May 06] Taking Aim at Syria and Hizballah: Walid Jumblat's Brave Stance
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[8 May 06] Lebanese Political Leaders 'Unable' to Reform or Take Country Forward
Esther Pan. Council on Foreign Relations
[19 April 06] Lebanon: Selected Issues
Edward Gardner, et al. International Monetary Fund

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Politics & Government

[current] Elections in Syria
[current] Syrian Ministry of Information
[current] Syrian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade
[current] Syrian Ministry of Tourism
[24 Dec 12] Can the National Coalition Lead Syria?
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[13 Dec 12] Syria's Local Leadership
Hassan Hassan. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[7 June 12] Syria's Political Struggle: Spring 2012
Elizabeth O'Bagy. Institute for the Study of War

[June 12] Governance of Diversity in Syria
Hassan Abbas. Arab Reform Initiative

[April 12] Syria's Political Opposition
Elizabeth O'Bagy. Institute for the Study of War

[14 June 11] The Degrading of Syria's Regime
Andrew Tabler. Council on Foreign Relations

[13 May 11] The Crisis in Syria Shakes the Levant
Paul Salem. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[10 May 11] Behind Syria’s Crackdown
Mona Yacoubian. Council on Foreign Relations

[3 May 11] Syria: Quickly Going Beyond the Point of No Return
International Crisis Group

[27 April 11] United Nations Security Council Press Release: Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs Briefs Security Council on Syria, Says 'Repression Is Not the Solution;' Inclusive Dialogue, Reforms Needed

[26 April 11] Syria's Future Worries U.S. Allies
Jon B. Alterman. Council on Foreign Relations

[22 April 11] Unmasking the False Reformer
Hisham Melhem. Foreign Policy

[20 April 11] Implications of the Violent Anti-Government Protests in Syria
Transcript of a Council on Foreign Relations event

[18 April 11] Gathering Clouds for Syria's Assad
Mohamad Bazzi. Council on Foreign Relations

[5 April 11] Syria's Opposition Movement
Steven Heydemann. United States Institute of Peace

[29 March 11] Syria's Stalled Revolution
Joshua Landis. Council on Foreign Relations

[28 March 11] Upheaval in Syria
Scott Lasensky. United States Institute of Peace

[25 March 11] Conflict Risk Alert: Syria
International Crisis Group

[21 March 11] Syria: Government Crackdown Leads to Protester Deaths
Human Rights Watch

[9 March 11] Why Syria is Unlikely to be Next...for Now
Bassam Haddad. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[March 11] Don't Forget Syria: The International Community Must Not Lose Sight of the Arab Democratic Wave
Alvaro de Vasconcelos. European Union Institute for Security Studies

[8 Sep 10] New Syrian Brotherhood Leader: Continuity or Change?
Najib Ghadbian. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Dec 09] The Dialectic Relationship between the Political and the Civil in the Syrian Civil Society Movement
Wael Sawah. Arab Reform Initiative

[March 09] The Resilience of Authoritarian Rule in Syria under Hafez and Bashar Al-Asad
Annette Büchs. German Institute of Global and Area Studies

[March 09] Why Young Syrians Prefer Public Sector Jobs
Nader Kabbani. Brookings Institution and the Dubai School of Government

[1 Oct 07] Statement by Walid Al-Moualem, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

[July 07] Open for Business: Syria's Quest for a Political Deal
Rime Allaf. Chatham House

[May 07] Battling the Lion of Damascus: Syria's Domestic Opposition and the Asad Regime
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Spring 07] Lessons from the Interior: Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Syria
Ethan Corbin. Al Nakhlah
[Winter 06/07] The Syrian Opposition
Joshua Landis and Joe Pace. Washington Quarterly
[9 Nov 06] Syria's Quagmire, al-Assad's Tunnel
Carsten Wieland. openDemocracy
[29 Aug 06] The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[July 06] Reform in Syria: Steering between the Chinese Model and Regime Change
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[22 June 06] Syrian Regime Cracks Down on Opposition
Scott Lasensky. Council on Foreign Relations
[19 June 06] Syria Cracks Down on Dissent
Anoushka Marashlian. openDemocracy
[12 June 06] Assad State of Affairs: Syria's Dictatorship Survives to Fight Another Day
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[June 06] What Does the Future Hold for Syria?
Eyal Zisser. Middle East Review of International Affairs
[5 May 06] Putting the Squeeze on Syria
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[26 April 06] Syria: Has Assad Dodged a Bullet?
Esther Pan. Council on Foreign Relations
[26 April 06] Syria Eagerly Seeking to Improve Relations with Iraqi Leaders
Joshua Landis. Council on Foreign Relations
[10 March 06] Syria's Leaders
Esther Pan. Council on Foreign Relations
[10 March 06] Syria Seems to Believe Pressure for Change Easing
Mona Yacoubian. Council on Foreign Relations
[March 06] Syria and Political Change II
United States Institute of Peace
[13 Jan 06] The Syrian Economy Under Bashar al-Assad
Nimrod Raphaeli. Middle East Media Research Institute
[6 Jan 06] Khaddam's Revelations: Is the Asad Regime Unraveling?
Robert Rabil. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Jan 06] The Syrian Kurds: A People Discovered
Robert Lowe. Chatham House

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Terrorism

[12 Oct 12] Tentative Jihad: Syria's Fundamentalist Opposition
International Crisis Group

[13 Sep 12] Foreign Fighters Bring a Global Agenda to Syria
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation

[Sep 12] Jihad in Syria
Elizabeth O'Bagy. Institute for the Study of War

[12 July 12] Holier Than Thou: Rival Clerics in the Syrian Jihad
Aron Lund. Jamestown Foundation

[15 June 12] Preparing for a Post-Assad Middle East: Hezbollah's Syrian Dilemma
Jean-Loup Samaan. Jamestown Foundation

[1 Dec 11] Hezbollah Risks Regional Credibility by Its Support for the Syrian Regime
Rafid Fadhil Ali. Jamestown Foundation

[9 Sep 11] Jihadists in Syria: Myth or Reality?
Murad Batal al-Shishani. Jamestown Foundation

[Winter 10] Syria's Financial Support for Jihad
Matthew Levitt. Middle East Quarterly
[Winter 10] Syria's Path to Islamist Terror
Michael Rubin. Middle East Quarterly
[23 Oct 09] Diplomacy Fails to Defuse Iraqi Anger over Alleged Syrian Role in Baghdad's "Bloody Wednesday"
Rafid Fadhil Ali. Jamestown Foundation
[20 Aug 09] Jihadis Turn their Eyes to Syria as a Post-Iraq Theater of Operations
Murad Batal Al-shishani. Jamestown Foundation
[14 July 09] Foreign Fighters and Their Economic Impact: A Case Study of Syria and al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI)
Matthew Levitt. Foreign Policy Research Institute
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[Summer 09] Has Damascus Stopped Supporting Terrorists?
Ryan Mauro. Middle East Quarterly
[24 Oct 08] Terrorism Comes to Damascus: Syria Faces its Own Islamist Threat
Fadhil Ali. Jamestown Foundation
[22 Oct 08] A Mujahideen Bleed-Through From Iraq? A Look at Syria
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[29 May 08] Hezbollah: Most Powerful Political Movement in Lebanon
Daniel L. Byman. Council on Foreign Relations
[13 May 08] The U.S. Should Oppose Hezbollah and its Iranian and Syrian Masters in Lebanon
Ariel Cohen. Heritage Foundation
[28 Feb 08] Beyond Rhetoric: Hizballah Threats After the Mughniyeh Assassination
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Fall 07] Has Hezbollah's Rise Come at Syria's Expense?
Robert G. Rabil. Middle East Quarterly
[16 April 07] Arab States' Efforts to Combat Terrorism Financing
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Spring 07] Hizbollah and Syria: Outgrowing the Proxy Relationship
Emile El-Hokayem. Washington Quarterly
[23 July 06] Iran's Hand in Lebanon
David Makovsky. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[21 July 06] Hizballah's Global Terror Option
Barak Ben-Zur and Christopher Hamilton. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[10 July 06] Syria, Hamas, and the Gaza Crisis
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near Easy Policy
[27 June 06] Syria's Abu al-Qaqa: Authentic Jihadist or Imposter?
Sami Moubayed. Jamestown Foundation
[13 June 06] Violence in Syria Points to Growing Radical Islamist Unrest
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation

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Weapons of Mass Destruction

[19 Dec 12] Preventing Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
Paul B. Stares. Council on Foreign Relations

[6 Dec 12] Why Assad Won't Use His Chemical Weapons - And Why You Should Still Be Worried
Charles P. Blair. Foreign Policy

[5 Dec 12] Syria's Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress
Mary Beth Nikitin, Andrew Feickert, and Paul K. Kerr. Congressional Research Service

[4 Dec 12] How Would Assad Use Chemical Weapons?
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Nov 12] Dealing with Syria's Dangerous Arsenals
Leonard S. Spector and Egle Marauskaite. Arms Control Association

[Sep/Oct 12] The Looming WMD Crisis in Syria
Carol E. B. Choksy and Jamsheed K. Choksy. World Affairs

[30 Aug 12] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[6 Aug 12] The Fate of Syria’s Chemical and Biological Weapons
Dany Shoham. Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

[Aug 12] Unease Grows over Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Alexander Nicoll and Jessica Delaney, eds. International Institute for Strategic Studies

[17 July 12] Dealing with Syria's Chemical Weapons: Military Options
Michael Eisenstadt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[July 12] Syria's Proliferation Challenge and the European Union's Response
Michael Elleman, Dina Esfandiary, and Emile Hokayem. EU Non-Proliferation Consortium

[July 12] Fact Sheet: Arms Control and Proliferation Profile: Syria
Kelsey Davenport and Lauren Weiss. Arms Control Association

[1 March 12] Fearful of a Nuclear Iran? The Real WMD Nightmare is Syria
Charles P. Blair. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[1 Nov 11] Uranium Enrichment Program in Syria?
Mark Hibbs. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[July/Aug 11] IAEA Sends Syria Nuclear Case to UN
Peter Crail. Arms Control Association

[5 June 11] Syria's Nuclear Transgressions
Mark Hibbs. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[24 May 11] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[24 May 11] ISIS Analysis of IAEA Report on Syria: IAEA Concludes Syria "Very Likely" Built a Reactor
Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[6 March 11] Syria and the IAEA
Mark Hibbs. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[25 Feb 11] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[23 Feb 11] Satellite Image Shows Suspected Uranium Conversion Plant in Syria
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[1 Dec 10] Satellite Image Shows Syrian Site Functionally Related to Al Kibar Reactor
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[23 Nov 10] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[23 Nov 10] IAEA Safeguards Report on Syria: Cooperation from Syria Worsens, Special Inspection Needed
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Stricker. Institute for Science and International Security

[5 Nov 10] The Case for an Immediate IAEA Special Inspection in Syria
Olli Heinonen. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[13 Sep 10] Reaching Consensus at the IAEA
Mark Hibbs. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[6 Sep 10] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[6 Sep 10] If Not Now, When? Time for an IAEA Special Inspection in Syria
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[30 July 10] Syria's Stonewall
Andrew Kurzrok. Henry L. Stimson Center

[31 May 10] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[28 April 10] North Korea and Syria: A Warning in the Desert
Gregory L. Schulte. YaleGlobal

[18 Feb 10] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[Jan 10] Uncovering Syria's Covert Reactor
Gregory L. Schulte. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[16 Nov 09] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[18 Sep 09] Breaking Stalemates on Iran and Syria at the IAEA
Gregory Schulte. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[28 Aug 09] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[5 June 09] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[5 June 09] IAEA Report on Syria: Undeclared Uranium Particles Found in Hot Cell Faciltiy in Damascus; Syria Not Answering IAEA's Questions
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[26 Feb 09] The IAEA Should Call for a Special Inspection in Syria
James Acton, Mark Fitzpatrick, and Pierre Goldschmidt. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[26 Feb 09] Urge Damascus to Come Clean on Nuclear Activity
Michael Singh. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[19 Feb 09] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[21 Nov 08] Syria's Reactor: Can the IAEA Act Effectively?
Patrick Clawson and David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[19 Nov 08] Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
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[July/Aug 08] Israel's Airstrike on Syria's Reactor: Implications for the Nonproliferation Regime
Leonard S. Spector and Avner Cohen. Arms Control Today

[2 June 08] Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Overview
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[June 08] New Insights about 2007 Israeli Air Strike in Syria
Richard Weitz. WMD Insights

[12 May 08] Inspecting Syria's Al-Kibar Site: A Technical Note
Ephraim Asculai. Institute for Science and International Security

[12 May 08] The Al Kibar Reactor: Extraordinary Camouflage, Troubling Implications
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[9 May 08] North Korea and the Chimera in the Syrian Desert
Gavan McCormack. YaleGlobal

[May 08] U.S. Shares Information on NK-Syrian Nuclear Ties
Peter Crail. Arms Control Today

[24 April 08] Syria Update III: New Information about Al Kibar Reactor Site
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[March 08] Is Syria a Candidate for Nuclear Proliferation?
Tariq Khaitous. Nuclear Threat Initiative

[1 Nov 07] The Curious Incident in Northern Syria and Its Potential Proliferation Implications
Remarks by Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association, to the Korean Economic Institute

[1 Nov 07] Israeli Airstrike in Syria: International Reactions
Richard Weitz. James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

[25 Oct 07] Syria Update: Suspected Reactor Site Dismantled
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Jacqueline Shire. Institute for Science and International Security

[24 Oct 07] The Israeli Nuclear Strike and Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Background Analysis
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[23 Oct 07] Suspect Reactor Construction Site in Eastern Syria: The Site of the September 6 Israeli Raid?
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[20 Sep 07] Syria's Strategic Weapons Program
Michael Eisenstadt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[19 Sep 07] A Syria-North Korea Nuclear Relationship?
Gary Samore. Council on Foreign Relations

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Research & Analysis

[5 Feb 13] Syria's Regime Change Challenge
Ed Husain. Council on Foreign Relations

[5 Feb 13] Syria's Crisis and the Global Response
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[5 Feb 13] The Rise of Syria's Kurds
Heiko Wimmen and Müzehher Selcuk. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Feb 13] The Mythical Alliance: Russia's Syria Policy
Dmitri Trenin. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[29 Jan 13] Syria's War Affecting Turkey in Unexpected Ways
Soner Cagaptay. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[25 Jan 13] Five Steps the EU Can Take to Help Syria's Recovery
Marc Pierini. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[22 Jan 13] Syria's Kurds: A Struggle Within a Struggle
International Crisis Group

[21 Jan 13] Syria Crisis: The Grave Challenges the Syrian-Armenian Community Faces
International Center for Human Development

[14 Jan 13] Fallout from the Fall of Taftanaz
Andrew J. Tabler, Jeffrey White, and Aaron Y. Zelin. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[10 Jan 13] Syria Emerges as a New Battlefield for Jordan's Jihadists
Murad Batal al-Shishani. Jamestown Foundation

[2 Jan 13] Preliminary Statistical Analysis of Documentation of Killings in the Syrian Arab Republic
Megan Price, Jeff Klingner, and Patrick Bell, Benetech Human Rights Program. United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights

[24 Dec 12] Can the National Coalition Lead Syria?
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[20 Dec 12] Periodic Update of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

[17 Dec 12] Planning for Syria in the Near and Long Terms
Peter Juul and Ken Sofer. Center for American Progress

[13 Dec 12] Syria's Local Leadership
Hassan Hassan. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[12 Dec 12] What Should U.S. Policy Be in Syria?
Max Boot, et al. Council on Foreign Relations

[11 Dec 12] After Battles Come Syria's Economic Choices
Omar Dahi. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[10 Dec 12] Hot Issue: New Arab-Kurdish Front Could Strengthen Assad
Wladimir van Wilgenburg. Jamestown Foundation

[6 Dec 12] Syrian Kurds and the Democratic Union Party (PYD)
John Caves. Institute for the Study of War

[Dec 12] Into the Quagmire: Turkey's Frustrated Syria Policy
Christopher Phillips. Chatham House

[Dec 12] Turkey Doesn't Need Article V NATO Support to Defend Itself Against Syria
John Noble. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[16 Nov 12] Syrian Women and Girls: No Safe Refuge
Marcy Hersh. Refugees International

[14 Nov 12] No Easy Answers in Syria
Ed Husain. Council on Foreign Relations

[5 Nov 12] Reactions to the Syrian National Initiative
Marina Ottaway and Omar Hossino. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Nov 12] Dealing with Syria's Dangerous Arsenals
Leonard S. Spector and Egle Marauskaite. Arms Control Association

[31 Oct 12] In Brief: Syria’s Bloody Stalemate
Ben Smith. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[17 Oct 12] Turkey's Mounting Syria Problem
Steven Heydemann. Council on Foreign Relations

[16 Oct 12] Now it the Time for a Safe Zone in Syria
Foreign Policy Initiative and the Henry Jackson Society

[14 Oct 12] Syria: New Evidence Military Dropped Cluster Bombs - Halt All Use of Internationally Banned Weapon
Human Rights Watch

[12 Oct 12] Tentative Jihad: Syria's Fundamentalist Opposition
International Crisis Group

[11 Oct 12] Syria's Tangled Roots of Resentment
Lindsay Gifford. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[9 Oct 12] Syria, U.S. Power Projection, and the Search for an "Equalizer"
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[5 Oct 12] Military Implications of the Syria-Turkey Border Incident
Jeffrey White, Soner Cagaptay, and Andrew. J. Tabler. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[4 Oct 12] In the Land of the Free Syrian Army
Ilhan Tanir. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[1 Oct 12] Pro- and Anti- Assad Camps Share Concerns Over Syria’s Possible Disintegration Into Separate Sectarian, Ethnic Entities
N. Mozes. Middle East Media Research Institute

[Oct 12] Sanctioning Assad's Syria: Mapping the Economic, Socioeconomic and Political Repercussions of the International Sanctions Imposed on Syria Since March 2011
Rune Friberg Lyme. Danish Institute for International Studies

[Oct 12] The Iranian and Syrian Crises: The Dangers of Linkage
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[Oct 12] When Domestic Factors Prevail Upon Foreign Ambitions: Russia’s Strategic Game in Syria
Camilla Committeri. Istituto Affari Internazionali

[Oct 12] Chinese Views of the Syrian Conflict
Michael D. Swaine. China Leadership Monitor

[Sep/Oct 12] Turkey Strikes Back
Michael Weiss. World Affairs

[17 Sep 12] Syria: End Opposition Use of Torture, Executions - Abuses Show Need for Accountability
Human Rights Watch

[13 Sep 12] Syria at War: Views from the Turkish and Lebanese Borders
Andrew J. Tabler and Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[13 Sep 12] Foreign Fighters Bring a Global Agenda to Syria
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation

[5 Sep 12] The World According to Syrian Kurdistan
Michael J. Totten and Sherkoh Abbas. World Affairs

[4 Sep 12] Remarks to the General Assembly on Syria
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations

[Sep 12] Russia's Syrian Stance: Principled Self-Interest
Alexander Nicoll and Jessica Delaney, eds. International Institute for Strategic Studies

[Sep 12] Post-Asad Syria
Daniel Serwer. PRISM: A Journal of the Center for Complex Operations

[Sep 12] The EU’s Sanctions Against Syria: Conflict Management by Other Means
Clara Portela. EGMONT: Royal Institute for International Relations

[Sep 12] Asad Under Fire: Five Scenarios for the Future of Syria
Melissa G. Dalton. Center for a New American Security

[Sep 12] Jihad in Syria
Elizabeth O'Bagy. Institute for the Study of War

[30 Aug 12] Syria: No End in Sight?
Ben Smith. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[29 Aug 12] Rebel Groups in Northern Aleppo Province
Jeffrey Bolling. Institute for the Study of War

[28 Aug 12] The Jihadist Element in Syria and its Implications
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[27 Aug 12] Turkey and the U.S. Ponder Syrian End Game
Richard Weitz. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

[23 Aug 12] Transcript: "A Conversation with an Expert" - Conventional and Unconventional Threats in Syria
Katie Colten, Charles Blair, and Matt Schroeder. Federation of American Scientists

[21 Aug 12] Armed Conflict in Syria: U.S. and International Response
Jeremy M. Sharp and Christopher M. Blanchard. Congressional Research Service

[16 Aug 12] Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
United Nations General Assembly, Human Rights Council

[16 Aug 12] Give the Minorities in Syria an International Security Guarantee
Helle Malmvig. Danish Institute for International Studies

[15 Aug 12] No-Fly Zone Over Syria: The Wrong Policy at the Wrong Time
Luke Coffey and James Phillips. Heritage Foundation

[14 Aug 12] What Drives Russia's Unrelenting Position on Syria?
Nicholas Kosturos. Center for American Progress

[14 Aug 12] Syria's Summer War and the Fate of the Regime
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[6 Aug 12] Syria After Aleppo
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[3 Aug 12] Remarks to the General Assembly on Syria
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations

[2 Aug 12] Statement on the Joint Special Envoy for Syria
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations

[2 Aug 12] Preparing for a Post-Assad Syria: What Role for the European Union?
Steven Blockmans. Centre for European Policy Studies
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[2 Aug 12] Avoiding the Iraq Experience in Syria
Katherine Wilkens. National Interest

[2 Aug 12] Misrepresenting the Syrian Revolution
Leila Nachawati. International Relations and Security Network

[1 Aug 12] Syria's Mutating Conflict
International Crisis Group

[Aug 12] The Day After Project: Supporting a Democratic Transition in Syria
The Day After

[Aug 12] The Day After: Supporting a Democratic Transition in Syria: Vision, Principles, Objectives, Challenges and Recommendations
United States Institute of Peace and German Institute for International and Security Affairs

[Aug 12] The Moral Enigma of an Intervention in Syria: A Just War Analysis
Niamh Maria O’Sullivan. Instituto Affari Internazionali

[Aug 12] All-Out Repression: Purging Dissent in Aleppo, Syria
Amnesty International

[July/Aug 12] Assad Delenda Est: The Case for Aiding Syria's Rebels
Michael J. Totten. World Affairs

[31 July 12] Russian Naval Base Tartus
Christopher Harmer. Institute for the Study of War

[31 July 12] Syria's Kurds Unite against Assad, but Not with Opposition
David Pollock. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[26 July 12] Rebel Groups in Jebel Al-Zawiyah
Asher Berman. Institute for the Study of War

[25 July 12] A Collision Course for Intervention
Michael Clarke. Royal United Services Institute

[18 July 12] After the Damascus Assassinations: A New Phase for U.S. Syria Policy
Robert Satloff. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[13 July 12] Statement on Syria
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations

[11 July 12] Syrian Air Defense Force Attack on Turkish Reconnaissance Aircraft
Christopher Harmer. Institute for the Study of War

[5 July 12] The West Attempts to Shift Russia on Syria
Pavel Felgenhauer. Jamestown Foundation

[3 July 12] The Syrian Revolution: A Report after 15 Months of Conflict
Daniel R. DePetris. Small Wars Journal

[2 July 12] Mounting Pressure on the Syrian Army
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[July 12] Safe Havens in Syria: Missions and Requirements for an Air Campaign
Brian T. Haggerty. Security Studies Program, Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

[29 June 12] Turkey in Game of Chicken with Syria
Emrullah Uslu. Jamestown Foundation

[20 June 12] Bracing for an Uncertain Future in Syria
Aram Nerguizian. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[14 June 12] No More Half Measures: A Compromise Solution that Removes Syria's Bashar al-Assad but Replaces Him with a Crony is Now Fully Off the Table. It's Time for Washington to Back the Opposition
Daniel Byman. Foreign Policy

[14 June 12] Saudi Arabia Reins in Its Clerics on Syria
Frederic Wehrey. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[14 June 12] Turkey Revises its Policy Toward Syria
Emrullah Uslu. Jamestown Foundation

[13 June 12] Russia's Response to the Massacres in Syria
Nikolay Kozhanov. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[10 June 12] The Syrian Economy: Hanging by a Thread
Samer Abboud. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[7 June 12] Can Russia Help to End the Crisis in Syria?
Paul J. Saunders. Tokyo Foundation

[7 June 12] Remarks to the General Assembly on the Situation in Syria
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, United Nations

[7 June 12] Opening Remarks at Joint Press Encounter with Kofi A. Annan, Joint UN-Arab League Special Envoy on Syria, and Nabil El-Araby, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Following Security Council Consultations on Syria
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, United Nations

[7 June 12] U.S. Options for Syria: Action vs. Inaction
Michael Singh. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[4 June 12] What Syria's Power Struggle Means
Vali R. Nasr. Council on Foreign Relations

[3 June 12] Isolate Syria's Arms Suppliers: Russian Arms Exporter Rosoboronexport Risks Complicity in Grave Abuses
Human Rights Watch

[1 June 12] Syrian Tribal Networks and their Implications for the Syrian Uprising
Carole A. O'Leary and Nicholas A. Heras. Jamestown Foundation

[June 12] Syrian Arab Republic: Joint Rapid Food Security Needs Assessment (JRFSNA) - Report
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

[June 12] Intervention in Syria: Reconciling Moral Premises and Realistic Outcomes
Eva Bellin and Peter Krause. Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

[June 12] Governance of Diversity in Syria
Hassan Abbas. Arab Reform Initiative

[June 12] Syria's Maturing Insurgency
Joseph Holliday. Institute for the Study of War

[June 12] Deadly Reprisals: Deliberate Killings and Other Abuses by Syria's Armed Forces
Amnesty International

[May/June 12] Defying a Dictator: Meet the Free Syrian Army
Jonathan Spyer. World Affairs

[May/June 12] Lines in the Sand: Assad Plays the Sectarian Card
Jackson Diehl. World Affairs

[29 May 12] A Syrian Turning Point for Russia?
Mona Yacoubian. Council on Foreign Relations

[29 May 12] Assad's Response to the Annan Plan: Violence as Usual
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[18 May 12] Syrian Kurds Play the Russia Card in Pursuit of Autonomy
Wladimir van Wilgenburg. Jamestown Foundation

[11 May 12] The Syrian Opposition Needs a Political Strategy
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[9 May 12] The Syrian Crisis – Update May 2012
Ben Smith. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[May 12] How Washington Lost Syria
Gary C. Gambill. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[May 12] The Regional Implications of the Conflict in Syria
George Joffé. Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

[May 12] Turkey’s Time in Syria: Future Scenarios
Joshua W. Walker. Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

[May 12] "They Burned My Heart": War Crimes in Northern Idlib during Peace Plan Negotiations
Anna Neistat and Ole Solvang. Human Rights Watch

[23 April 12] Does the President Have the Will to End Assad's Atrocities in Syria?
Robert Zarate. Foreign Policy Initiative

[19 April 12] The Coming Tests of the Syrian Opposition
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[10 April 12] Syria's Phase of Radicalisation
International Crisis Group

[10 April 12] What Obama Must Do in Syria after the Failed Annan Plan
Foreign Policy Initiative and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[6 April 12] How Kurdish PKK Militants Are Exploiting the Crisis in Syria to Achieve Regional Autonomy
Emrullah Uslu. Jamestown Foundation

[5 April 12] The Syrian National Council Wins Recognition Abroad, But May Lose Out at Home
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[4 April 12] Supporters of Syria Take Significant Steps, but No Endgame in Sight
Saban Kardas. Jamestown Foundation

[April 12] Assad's Fall: How Likely, How Desirable?
Barah Mikhail. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior

[April 12] Regional Implications of the Conflict in Syria: a View from Israel
Yossi Alpher. Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

[April 12] The “Dark Side” of the Syrian Transition and its Potentially Dire Regional Consequences
Philippe Droz-Vincent. Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

[April 12] Getting Syria Right
Jon B. Alterman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[April 12] In Cold Blood: Summary Executions by Syrian Security Forces and Pro-Government Militias
Human Rights Watch

[April 12] Syria's Political Opposition
Elizabeth O'Bagy. Institute for the Study of War

[23 March 12] The Syrian Crisis One Year On
Ben Smith. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[12 March 12] Remarks at Security Council Meeting on Changes in the Middle East
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations

[5 March 12] Now or Never: A Negotiated Transition for Syria
International Crisis Group

[2 March 12] Syria: New Satellite Images Show Homs Shelling
Human Rights Watch

[March 12] Saving Syria: Assessing Options for Regime Change
Daniel Byman, et al. Brookings Institution

[March 12] Crisis in Syria: Possibilities and Limits of Military Intervention
Markus Kaim. German Institute for International and Security Affairs

[March 12] The Violent Power Struggle in Syria: Scenarios and Policy Options for the International Community
Muriel Asseburg and Heiko WImmen. German Institute for International and Security Affairs

[March 12] Preventing Odious Obligations: A New Tool to Pressure Syria's Bashar Assad
Kimberly Ann Elliott and Owen Barder. Center for Global Development

[March 12] Syria's Armed Opposition
Joseph Holliday. Institute for the Study of War

[March 12] Syria: Inevitable Descent into Civil War
Alexander Nicoll and Jessica Delaney, eds. International Institute for Strategic Studies

[29 Feb 12] Rebuilding the Syrian Economy after Assad: Looking Ahead to What Must Be Done
Jordan Bernhardt. Center for American Progress

[22 Feb 12] Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Human Rights Council, United Nations

[21 Feb 12] Indirect Intervention in Syria: Crafting an Effective Response to the Crisis
Jeffery White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[19 Feb 12] Parsing the Options to Weaken Assad’s Regime
Daniel R. DePetris. Small Wars Journal

[17 Feb 12] Turkey’s Syria Policy: The Challenge of Coalition Building
Saban Kardas. German Marshall Fund of the United States

[17 Feb 12] Letter Urging President Obama to Take Immediate Action in Syria
Foreign Policy Initiative and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

[14 Feb 12] Bashar al-Assad vs. the Syrian People
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[10 Feb 12] The Syrian Dilemma: Turkey's Response to the Crisis
Bayram Balci. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[9 Feb 12] What Should the United States Do About Syria?
The New Republic
NOTE: Features links to several articles

[8 Feb 12] China's Position on Syria
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[8 Feb 12] Might the Turkish Military Intervene in Syria?
Can Kasapoglu. Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

[8 Feb 12] Syria: Medicine as a Weapon of Persecution
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders

[7 Feb 12] Humanitarian Safe Havens: Bosnia's Lessons for Syria
Soner Cagaptay and Andrew J. Tabler. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Feb 12] Syria's Revolution: Society, Power, Ideology
Heinrich Böll Stiftung

[Feb 12] The “Silent Bloc” .. Acquiescing to Tyranny Willingly or Out of Fear
Ghassan Al-Mufleh. Arab Reform Initiative

[Feb 12] Post-Asad Syria: Opportunity or Quagmire?
Patrick Clawson. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Feb 12] Pressure Not War: A Pragmatic and Principled Policy Towards Syria
Marc Lynch. Center for a New American Security

[Feb 12] Towards a Peaceful Democratic Transition in Syria
Radwan Ziadeh. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

[31 Jan 12] Security Council Showdown on Syria
Andrew Tabler. Council on Foreign Relations

[31 Jan 12] Hurting Stalemate in Syria
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[31 Jan 12] Security Council Showdown on Syria
Andrew Tabler. Council on Foreign Relations

[24 Jan 12] Syrian Stalemate?
Yezid Sayigh. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[19 Jan 12] Preparing for a Post-Assad Syria
James Phillips. Heritage Foundation

[16 Jan 12] End the Farcical Arab League Mission in Syria
Salman Shaikh. Brookings Institution

[12 Jan 12] Bracing for Instability in Syria
Robert M. Danin. Council on Foreign Relations

[21 Dec 11] Why Syria's Regime is Doomed
Dennis Ross. Council on Foreign Relations

[16 Dec 11] The Turn to Armed Rebellion in Syria: The Rise of the Free Syrian Army
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation

[13 Dec 11] Instability in Syria: Assessing the Risks of Military Intervention
Aram Nerguizian. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[13 Dec 11] Intervention in Syria: Assessing the Options
Steven Beasley, Michael Eisenstadt and Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[2 Dec 11] The Next Move for Syria
Paul Salem. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[1 Dec 11] Hezbollah Risks Regional Credibility by Its Support for the Syrian Regime
Rafid Fadhil Ali. Jamestown Foundation

[Dec 11] Safe Area for Syria: An Assessment of Legality, Logistics and Hazards
Michael Weiss. Strategic Research and Communication Centre

[Dec 11] The Struggle for Syria in 2011: An Operational and Regional Analysis
Joseph Holliday. Institute for the Study of War

[Dec 11] "By All Means Necessary": Individual and Command Responsibility for Crimes against Humanity in Syria
Anna Neistat and Ole Solvang. Human Rights Watch

[Dec 11] The Struggle for Syria: An Operational and Regional Analysis
Joseph Holliday. Institute for the Study of War

[30 Nov 11] Pressuring a Defiant Syria
Mohamad Bazzi. Council on Foreign Relations

[30 Nov 11] Asad's Armed Opposition: The Free Syrian Army
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[25 Nov 11] In Brief: Syria
Ben Smith. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[24 Nov 11] Uncharted Waters: Thinking Through Syria's Dynamics
International Crisis Group

[23 Nov 11] Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
United Nations General Assembly, Human Rights Council

[21 Nov 11] Turkey and Syria: From Friendship to War?
Veysel Ayhan. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

[15 Nov 11] Turkey's Involvement in Syria Raises the Stakes For its Government
Saban Kardas. Jamestown Foundation

[8 Nov 11] Towards a Post-Assad Syria: Options for the United States and Like-Minded Nations to Further Assist the Anti-Regime Syrian Opposition
Jamie M. Fly, et al. Foreign Policy Initiative and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[7 Nov 11] Watching from the Sidelines: Israel and the Syrian Uprising
Ehud Eiran. United States Institute of Peace

[7 Nov 11] Jordan and the Current Unrest in Syria
Edward W. Gnehm, Jr. United States Institute of Peace

[3 Nov 11] The Syrians Are on Their Own
Heiko Wimmen. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Nov 11] Can R2P Survive Libya and Syria?
Martha Hall Findlay. Canadian International Council and the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Nov 11] "We Live as in War": Crackdown on Protestors in the Governorate of Homs
Human Rights Watch

[28 Oct 11] Implications of Military Intervention in Syria
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[25 Oct 11] Syrian Uprising: Looking In, Looking Out
Amr al-Azm. United States Institute of Peace

[25 Oct 11] From Endearment to Estrangement: Turkey's Interests and Concerns in Syria
Yigal Schleifer. United States Institute of Peace

[25 Oct 11] The Assad Regime's Continuing Mass Murder of Syrians: Policy Options for U.S. Response
Foreign Policy Initiative and Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[24 Oct 11] American Options in Syria
Elliott Abrams. Council on Foreign Relations

[18 Oct 11] Baghdad's Wary Support for the Syrian Status Quo
Sean Kane and Elie Abouaoun. United States Institute of Peace

[13 Oct 11] Regional Dynamics of the Syrian Uprising: The Impact on Lebanon and Hezbollah
Mona Yacoubian. United States Institute of Peace

[Oct 11] The Long Reach of Mukhabaraat: Violence and Harassment Against Syrians Abroad and their Relatives Back Home
Amnesty International

[30 Sep 11] The Gulf States and Syria
Emile Hokayem. United States Institute of Peace

[15 Sep 11] Shiite Proselytizing in Northeastern Syria Will Destablize a Post-Assad Syria
Carole A. O'Leary and Nicholas A. Heras. Jamestown Foundation

[1 Sep 11] Will Syria Follow Libya?
Edward C. Luck. Council on Foreign Relations

[Sep 11] Planning Ahead for a Peacekeeping Mission on the Golan Heights: a Role for NATO?
Celine Touboul. NATO Defense College

[30 Aug 11] Syria and Iran's Power Calculus
Karim Sadjadpour. Council on Foreign Relations

[18 Aug 11] Conference Call: Obama Calls on Assad to Step Down in Syria
Transcript of a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event

[17 Aug 11] Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on Syria Pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution S-16/1
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations

[16 Aug 11] Cranking Up Pressure on Syria
Andrew Tabler. Council on Foreign Relations

[16 Aug 11] A Willingness to Kill: Repression in Syria
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[1 Aug 11] Syrian Army Shows Growing Signs of Strain
Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[1 Aug 11] The Last Stand of Bashar al-Assad? With More Blood in the Streets of Syria, Can Washington Apply Enough Pressure to Finally Bring Down the Tyrant in Damascus?
Blake Hounshell and Josh Rogin. Foreign Policy

[Aug 11] Syrian Diaspora: Cultivating a New Public Space Consciousness
Mehrunisa Qayyum. Middle East Institute

[Aug 11] Deadly Detention: Deaths in Custody Amid Popular Protest in Syria
Amnesty International

[Aug 11] Syria’s Energy Sector: Its Importance in Sanctioning the Assad Regime and Supporting Pro-Democracy Reformers
Foundation for Defense of Democracy

[Aug 11] A Heretic's Musings on Syria in Lieu of Libya
Yossef Bodansky. Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung

[27 July 11] U.S. Priorities in a Changing Middle East
Robert Danin. Council on Foreign Relations

[25 July 11] Mass Atrocities in Syria: The International Response
Scott Lasensky and Lawrence Woocher. United States Institute of Peace

[25 July 11] Syrian Revolt: Protestors at a Crossroads
James M. Dorsey and Zulkifli Mohamed Sultan. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[19 July 11] Lights Out: By Targeting Syria's Energy Sector, the United States Can Hit President Bashar al-Assad Where it Really Hurts - His Pocketbook
Andrew Tabler. Foreign Policy

[14 July 11] How Washington Can Work with Turkey on Syria
Soner Cagaptay and Andrew J. Tabler. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[13 July 11] Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (VII): The Syrian Regime's Slow-Motion Suicide
International Crisis Group

[8 July 11] Syria's Army is Key to the Country's Future
Michael Eisenstadt and Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[6 July 11] Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (VI): The Syrian People's Slow Motion Revolution
International Crisis Group

[July 11] Case Studies in Economic Sanctions and Terrorism: Case 2011-2 - EU, US v. Syrian Arab Republic (2011-: human rights, democracy)
Gary Clyde Hufbauer, et al. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[July 11] Crackdown in Syria: Terror in Tell Kalakh
Amnesty International

[27 June 11] The Syrian Uprising: What is Next?
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[7 June 11] Syrian Opposition Meets in Turkey: No Change in Turkish Policy
Saban Kardas. Jamestown Foundation

[2 June 11] Unrest in Syria Inspires New Wave of Kurdish Activism
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation

[June 11] Making Sense of Syria
Alexander Nicoll and Sarah Johnstone, eds. International Institute for Strategic Studies

[June 11] Syria: The Limits of External Influence
Barah Mikaïl. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior

[Summer 11] Middle Eastern Upheavals: The View from Syria and Lebanon
Hilal Khashan. Middle East Quarterly

[25 May 11] Turmoil in Syria and the Regional Consequences
Transcript of a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event

[19 May 11] Syria: The Case for ‘The Devil We Don’t Know’
Amos Yadlin and Robert Satloff. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[16 May 11] The Going Gets Tough: Turkey Tries to Meet the Syrian Challenge
Ilter Turan. German Marshall Fund of the United States

[27 April 11] A Regional Response to Syria
Marc Lynch. Foreign Policy

[26 April 11] Syria's Future Worries U.S. Allies
Jon B. Alterman. Council on Foreign Relations

[22 April 11] Special Commentary: Iranian Reaction to the Great Syrian Revolt
Babak Rahimi. Jamestown Foundation

[8 April 11] Time for the Obama Administration to Support Freedom in Syria
James Phillips. Heritage Foundation

[Spring 11] Damascus on Trial
David Schenker. Middle East Quarterly

[28 Sep 10] Bringing Damascus into the Tent: Can Washington Revive Israel-Syria Peace Talks?
Andrew J. Tabler. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[16 Sep 10] Is Syria Cooperating Militarily with Turkey Against the PKK?
Wladimir van Wilgenburg. Jamestown Foundation

[May 10] Israel's Kennedy Doctrine on Damascus: The Syrian Missile Crisis
Christina Y. Lin. Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung

[May 10] How to Talk and How Not to Talk to Syria: Assessing the Obstacles To and Opportunities in a Future Israeli-Syrian-American Peace Negotiation
Itamar Rabinovich. Brookings Institution

[16 April 10] Syria in China's New Silk Road Strategy
Christina Lin. Jamestown Foundation

[16 Dec 09] Reshuffling the Cards? (II): Syria's New Hand
International Crisis Group

[14 Dec 09] Reshuffling the Cards? (I): Syria's Evolving Strategy
International Crisis Group

[Dec 09] The Enduring Iran-Syria-Hezbollah Axis
Michael Rubin. American Enterprise Institute

[23 Oct 09] Diplomacy Fails to Defuse Iraqi Anger over Alleged Syrian Role in Baghdad's "Bloody Wednesday"
Rafid Fadhil Ali. Jamestown Foundation

[14 Oct 09] Solving the Syrian Puzzle
Mohamad Bazzi. Council on Foreign Relations

[18 Sep 09] Turkey Boosts its Ties with Syria and the Middle East
Saban Kardas. Jamestown Foundation

[11 June 09] Rule of Law is Key to Future Israel-Syria Peacemaking
Andrew J. Tabler. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[June 09] A Renewable Energy Peace Park in the Golan as a Framework to an Israeli-Syrian Agreement
Yehuda Greenfield-Gilat. United States Institute of Peace

[6 May 09] Syria and Turkey Deepen Bilateral Relations
Bilal Y. Saab. Brookings Institution

[1 May 09] Turkish-Syrian Security Cooperation Testing Turkish Foreign Policy
Saban Kardas. Jamestown Foundation

[21 April 09] Can the al-Asad Regime Make Peace with Israel?
J. Scott Carpenter. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[21 April 09] Peace with Syria? An Israeli Perspective
Yossi Alpher. Middle East Institute

[13 April 09] Will Mitchell's Trip Bypass Damascus?
Andrew Tabler. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[April 09] The Kurds in Syria: Fueling Separatist Movements in the Region?
Radwan Ziadeh. United States Institute of Peace

[April 09] The Nexus of Economy, Diplomacy, and Reform
Joshua Landis. Arab Reform Bulletin

[19 March 09] On a New Footing: U.S.-Syria Relations
Bilal Y. Saab. Brookings Institution

[18 March 09] The Obama Administration Reaches Out to Syria: Implications for Israel
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[6 March 09] U.S. Diplomatic Overture to Syria Unlikely to Narrow Gulf of Differences
Elliot Abrams. Council on Foreign Relations

[March 09] Damascus, Jerusalem, and Washington: The Syrian-Israeli Relationship as U.S. Policy Issue
Itamar Rabinovich. Brookings Institution

[March 09] Won't You Be My Neighbor: Syria, Iraq and the Changing Strategic Context in the Middle East
Steven Simon. United States Institute of Peace

[March 09] Mapping Peace between Syria and Israel
Frederic C. Hof. United States Institute of Peace

[26 Feb 09] Global Economic Crisis Boosts Utility of U.S. Sanctions on Syria
Andrew J. Tabler. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[11 Feb 09] Engaging Syria? U.S. Constraints and Opportunities
International Crisis Group

[9 Feb 09] Iraq, its Neighbors, and the Obama Administration: Syrian and Saudi Perspectives
United States Institute of Peace and the Stimson Center

[16 Jan 09] Syria and the Gaza Crisis
Tony Badran. Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[15 Jan 09] Engaging Syria? Lessons from the French Experience
International Crisis Group

[11 Dec 08] The EU and Syria Move Closer
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[1 Dec 08] Global Economic Crisis: Mixed Forecast for Jordan and Syria
Taher Kanaan and Nader Kabbani. Brookings Institution

[Dec 08] Syrian-Israeli Peace: A Possible Key to Regional Change
Paul Salem. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[25 Nov 08] The Israeli and Syrian Conventional Military Balance: An Overview
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[23 Oct 08] The Geopolitics of Sino-Syrian Relations
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation

[Oct 08] Turkish-Syrian Relations: The Erdogan Legacy
Sami Moubayed. SETA Foundation for Political, Economic, and Social Research

[Oct 08] Syria: Coming in From the Cold?
Amanda Moodie. WMD Insights

[25 Sep 08] Can Syria and Israel be Serious About Peace? And What Should the U.S. Do About It?
Transcript of a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event

[10 Sep 08] Sarkozy in Syria: Discrepancies in French Mideast Policy
Tsilla Hershco. Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

[Fall 08] Like Father, Like Son - Personalized Succession: Bashar Asad and the New Challenges to the Ba'thist State
David Ethan Corbin. al Nakhlah

[Fall 08] Israel and Syria: Tactical Peace
David Wurmser. Journal of International Security Affairs

[23 July 08] Engaging Syria: New Negotiations, Old Challenges
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[16 June 08] Syria Proposes Nuclear Cooperation with Turkey
Gareth Jenkins. Jamestown Foundation

[7 June 08] Can States Invoke 'Hot Pursuit' to Hunt Rebels?
Lionel Beehner. Council on Foreign Relations
NOTE: Concerns Syria's border with Iraq

[June 08] Converging Interests: Essential, but Not Enough
Aluf Benn. Institute for National Security Studies

[June 08] Is There Really a Window of Opportunity?
Shlomo Brom. Institute for National Security Studies

[June 08] Dealing with Damascus: Seeking a Greater Return on U.S.-Syria Relations
Mona Yacoubian and Scott Lasensky. Council on Foreign Relations
NOTE: Link to the full-text of the report is available above the overview

[23 May 08] Doha Compromise is 'No Cave in to Hezbollah'
Michael Young. Council on Foreign Relations

[22 May 08] Can a Syrian-Israeli Peace Agreement be Reached?
Joshua Landis. Council on Foreign Relations

[21 May 08] Syrian/Israeli Peace Talks and Political Deal in Lebanon: Teleconference with Carnegie Experts
Marina Ottaway and Paul Salem. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[May 08] Iran-Syria-Hizballah-Hamas: A Coalition Against Nature - Why Does it Work?
Ely Karmon. Proteus USA

[Winter 08] Syria's Crisis of Expression
Akram Al-Bunni. Arab Insight

[5 Dec 07] Syria Key to Middle East Peace Process
Joshua Landis. Council on Foreign Relations

[Dec 07] Iran's Nuclear and Syria's Iraq Adventures
Barry Rubin. Middle East Review of International Affairs

[12 Nov 07] Syria's Dangerous Gambits
Mohamad Bazzi. Council on Foreign Relations

[29 Oct 07] Engaging Syria: We'd Be Crazy Not to
Shana Marshall. Foreign Policy in Focus

[Oct 07] A Diplomatic Road to Damascus: The Benefits of U.S. Engagement with Syria
Leon T. Hadar. Independent Institute

[21 Sep 07] Losing Traction against Syria
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Sep 07] Missed Opportunities: Cooperation and Confrontation in the U.S.-Syrian Relationship
David W. Lesch. Century Foundation

[Sep 07] Syria's Role in the Region: Mediator, Peacemaker, or Aggressor?
Moshe Ma'oz. Century Foundation

[15 Aug 07] Israel and Syria: The Military Balance and Prospects of War
Anthony H. Cordesman and Ionut C. Popescu. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Aug 07] The High Road to Damascus: Engage Syria's Private Sector
Andrew Tabler. The Stanley Foundation

[16 June 07] Improving US and Syria Relations: Some Possible Beginnings
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[June 07] Syria's Fragile Economy
Nimrod Raphaeli. Middle East Review of International Affairs

[June 07] Iraqi Refugees in the Syrian Arab Republic: A Field-Based Snapshot
Ashraf Al-Khalidi, Sophia Hoffman and Victor Tanner. Brookings Institution

[8 May 07] Rice's Meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Produced Little
Joshua Landis. Council on Foreign Relations

[2 May 07] Washington Takes Aim at Syria
Stephen Zunes. Foreign Policy in Focus

[1 May 07] U.S. Blocks Israel-Syria Talks
Stephen Zunes. Foreign Policy In Focus

[May 07] Syria's Alliance with Iran
Mona Yacoubian. United States Institute of Peace

[10 April 07] Restarting Israeli-Syrian Negotiations
International Crisis Group

[April 07] Syria's Relations with Iraq
Mona Yacoubian. United States Institute of Peace

[9 March 07] Can Syria Come in from the Cold?
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[March 07] Whither Syria?
Eyal Zisser. Middle East Review of International Affairs

[Spring 07] The Tigris-Euphrates River Basin: Mediating a Path Towards Regional Water Stability
Ali Akanda, Sarah Freeman and Maria Placht. Al Nakhlah

[15 Feb 07] The PKK and Syria's Kurds
James Brandon. Jamestown Foundation

[8 Feb 07] Syrian-Iraqi Relations: A New Chapter?
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[10 Jan 07] Negotiating with Iran and Syria over Iraq
Andrew Terrill. Strategic Studies Institute

[28 Dec 06] Syria Poised to Assert Itself
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for the Near East

[22 Dec 06] The Case Against Talks
Ehud Yaari. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[5 Dec 06] Syria's Response to the Baker-Hamilton Report
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[1 Dec 06] Engaging Syria: Alternatives to the Regime
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Dec 06] Why Syria Matters
Barry Rubin. The Middle East Review of International Affairs

[17 Nov 06] Should the United States Engage Syria? A Saban Center Policy Forum Debate
Ammar Abdulhamid and Joshua Landis. Brookings Institution
[15 Nov 06] The Golan Heights and Syrian-Israeli Relations: What Does Asad Want?
Seth Wikas. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[13 Nov 06] Prime Minister Blair's World Affairs Speech to the Lord Mayor's Banquet
[31 Oct 06] The Damascus Dance
Jim Lobe. International Relations Center
[Fall 06] Bashar al-Assad's Gamble
Eyal Zisser. Middle East Quarterly
[17 Sep 06] A Golan Gambit
Ehud Yaari. The Washington Institute
[8 Sep 06] Stand Up to Syria
Max Singer. Hudson Institute
[31 Aug 06] Syria's Answer
David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[19 July 06] Syria and Iran: What's Behind the Enduring Alliance?
Daniel L. Byman. Brookings Institution
[18 July 06] Syria, Iran, and the Mideast Conflict
Esther Pan. Council on Foreign Relations

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News Sources & Online Journals

English Language
[current] Arabic News.com
Archive of Syria-specific articles
[current] BBC's Syria Coverage
[current] Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
[current] Syria Daily
[current] The Syria Monitor
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
[current] Syria Times
An English language daily newspaper published by Teshreen Foundation for Press and Publication
[current] Zawya.com
A business and finance portal providing coverage of the Middle East and North Africa
[current] Google News Search - Syria
[current] Yahoo News Search - Syria
Arabic Language
[current] Al-Baath
[current] Al Ittijah Al Akhar
[current] Al Thawrah
[current] BBC's Arabic service

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Web Gateways

[current] Arab Gateway
Contains links to detailed information on information on the economy, politics, media, news, society, and the environment.
[current] Syria & Lebanon
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[current] Syria Net
[current] Yahoo Country Directory - Syria

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Military Policy Awareness Links