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The Syria Project Experts
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Research Fellow, Levant
Executive Director
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The Syria Project
Promoting Regime Change in Syria
As protesters threaten the Syrian dictatorship, no one yet knows when and whether the regime of Bashar al-Assad will fall. At the outset, as Assad’s security forces gunned down democratic protesters, the Obama administration and its European allies reacted hesitantly. Now, pressure is mounting against the regime and the protestors have proven to be a durable and resilient force.
FDD’s experts are working with the Syrian dissident community to analyze the fast-moving operational environment and to identify policy and operational options to support the anti-Assad rebellion.
Damascus via Moscow
Despite its admission that the UN-backed Kofi Annan plan in Syria was failing, the Obama administration appears to have settled into the plan’s process. The administration’s backing of the plan has brought US policy back to where it was last fall. more...
US Not Thinking Syriously
As the situation in Syria drags on, the international community remains opposed to intervention against the Assad regime. In the meantime, some in the US continue to pin hope on the emergence of a deus ex machina solution. more...
Syria Scours More Trade Routes in Search for Grain
Syria is casting a wide net in a frantic bid to secure grain for its population as a sanctions-induced trade finance freeze scuppers big deals and forces the country to meet its needs with smaller deals, sources say. more...
Up All Night
The current state of Syria’s opposition, following the announcement of Burhan Ghalioun stepping down as head of the SNC. more...
Bush: The Authoritarian Regimes of the Arab World Will Fall
President George W. Bush predicted Tuesday that the remaining authoritarian regimes in North Africa and the Middle East are unsustainable and will give way to movements driven by the quest for freedom and human rights. more...
Pending U.S. Legislation on Syria
Access to the text of pending legislation in both the U.S. House and Senate.
U.S. Policy in Syria
Written testimony for the record with contributions from FDD scholars and FPI.
Khairi Abaza Participates in Arab Roundtable
9th May 2012 - 5:00 PM
Emanuele Ottolenghi Addresses the Center for Independent Studies
15th March 2012 - 6:00 PM