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The Middle East, the world’s most volatile and conflict-ridden region, continues to generate some of the most dangerous threats to U.S. security.

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On Syria's Menu: the Bad, the Ugly Peter Brookes

Jun 7, 2013 2 min read

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Hezbollah Escalates Fighting in Syria as Sectarian Tensions Grow in Lebanon James Phillips

May 30, 2013 3 min read

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Russian Missiles to Syria Endanger U.S. Foreign Policy Goals Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

May 29, 2013 5 min read

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Syria Crisis: U.S. Leadership Needed to Coordinate Allies James Phillips

May 16, 2013 4 min read

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U.S.–Turkish Relations: Greater Cooperation Should Be Goal of Obama–Erdogan M... James Phillips

May 15, 2013 4 min read

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Syria's Chemical Weapons: U.S. Should Engage Syria's Opposition to Defuse Threat James Phillips

May 1, 2013 4 min read

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Hagel Announces Deployment of U.S. Troops to Jordan in Response to Syria Crisis James Phillips

Apr 19, 2013 2 min read

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Syria: Al-Qaeda Consolidates Its Influence James Phillips

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