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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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William
Walldorf

Senior Fellow

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op-edMiddle East, Israel, Syria

Donald Trump tries to make history in Syria and Lebanon

By Daniel DePetris

August 26, 2025

It’s difficult to look at the Middle East today and be optimistic. Every U.S. president since the turn of the […]

op-edSyria, Middle East

Trump’s Syria gamble

By Daniel DePetris

August 22, 2025

op-edSyria, Israel, Middle East

Israel’s calculus on Syria

By Daniel DePetris and Rajan Menon

July 17, 2025

The Latest

op-edMiddle East, Israel, Syria

Donald Trump tries to make history in Syria and Lebanon

By Daniel DePetris

August 26, 2025

op-edSyria, Middle East

Trump’s Syria gamble

By Daniel DePetris

August 22, 2025

op-edSyria, Israel, Middle East

Israel’s calculus on Syria

By Daniel DePetris and Rajan Menon

July 17, 2025

In the mediaMiddle East, Counterterrorism, Syria

Why new CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper is as wrong as the old one

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

July 15, 2025

op-edSyria, Iran, Israel, Middle East

How Trump’s Syria policy impacts Iran, Hezbollah, and Israel

By Alexander Langlois

June 29, 2025

op-edSyria, Middle East

Why now is the time to withdraw U.S. troops in Syria

By William Walldorf

June 11, 2025

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Read at Responsible Statecraft: Why new CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper is as wrong as the old one

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

July 15, 2025

Read at UnHerd: Trump’s Syrian gamble

Featuring Alexander Langlois

May 15, 2025

Read at The Intercept: Trump said Syria deserves a “fresh start” — But U.S. troops aren’t leaving

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

May 14, 2025

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Trump in the Middle East: Impacts, implications, and alternatives

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virtualSyria, Balance of power, Basing and force posture, Counterterrorism, Middle East, Military analysis

Syria after Assad: Prospects for U.S. withdrawal

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virtualMiddle East, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Israel‑Iran, Syria, Yemen

Keeping the U.S. out of war in the Middle East

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