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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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Policy PaperSyria, Counterterrorism, Iran, Middle East

Wait and see: A post-Assad Syria

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 23, 2024

The stunning overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) raises new questions about U.S. interests […]

Press ReleaseSyria, Middle East

Drawdown from Syria a success worth scaling

By Rosemary Kelanic

February 12, 2026

Op-edSyria, Middle East

The U.S. couldn’t prop up the Kurds forever

By Rosemary Kelanic

February 4, 2026

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In the mediaSyria, Iran, Middle East, US‑Israel‑Iran

America’s Syria withdrawal has a new reckoning: Iran

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

March 27, 2026

Op-edSyria, Middle East

Trump’s Syria withdrawal makes good strategic sense

By Alexander Langlois

February 25, 2026

Op-edSyria, Middle East

U.S. troops finally leave Syria

By Daniel DePetris

February 13, 2026

Press ReleaseSyria, Middle East

Drawdown from Syria a success worth scaling

By Rosemary Kelanic

February 12, 2026

Op-edSyria, Middle East

What the latest ceasefire and unification deal means for Syria

By Alexander Langlois

February 9, 2026

Op-edSyria, Middle East

The U.S. couldn’t prop up the Kurds forever

By Rosemary Kelanic

February 4, 2026

DEFP in the Media

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Read at New York Sun: America’s Syria withdrawal has a new reckoning: Iran

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

March 27, 2026

Read at Christian Science Monitor: After strike on American troops, what’s next for the U.S. in Syria?

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

December 18, 2025

Read at The Hill: Deadly ISIS attack tests Trump’s Syria policy, ability to retaliate

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

December 18, 2025

EVENTS ON SYRIA

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virtualMiddle East, Basing and global posture, Diplomacy, Houthis, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Military analysis, Syria

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

May 16, 2025
virtualSyria, Balance of power, Basing and global posture, Counterterrorism, Middle East, Military analysis

Syria after Assad: Prospects for U.S. withdrawal

February 21, 2025
virtualMiddle East, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Israel‑Iran, Syria, Yemen

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

January 16, 2024