Syria and the Islamic State POMEPS Briefing 25 — October 1, 2014 Syria’s nearly four year civil war took a…
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Challenges of the Syrian Opposition
Panelists discuss the insurgency in Syria, the organizational problems of the Syrian opposition and how will these challenges shape the conflict…
Continue ReadingFirst-Rate Intelligence: U.S. Government Understanding of the Syrian Civil War
By Jeremy Shapiro, Visiting Fellow, Brookings and Miriam R. Estrin, Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Law School * This memo was prepared…
Continue ReadingWhy Regime Change is a Bad Idea in Syria
By Alexander B. Downes, George Washington University * This memo was prepared for “The Political Science of Syria’s War” conference,…
Continue ReadingThe Challenges of Nation-Building in the Syrian Arab Republic
By Harris Mylonas, George Washington University * This memo was prepared for “The Political Science of Syria’s War” conference, November…
Continue ReadingSyria’s Adaptive Authoritarianism
By Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace * This memo was prepared for “The Political Science of Syria’s War”…
Continue ReadingSyria’s Foreign Fighters
By Thomas Hegghammer, Norwegian Defence Establishment (FFI) * This memo was prepared for “The Political Science of Syria’s War” conference,…
Continue ReadingRebel Governance and the Syrian War
By Zachariah Mampilly, Vassar College * This memo was prepared for “The Political Science of Syria’s War” conference, November 8,…
Continue ReadingFighting Between Allies and the Civil War in Syria
By Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl, University of Virginia * This memo was prepared for “The Political Science of Syria’s War” conference, November…
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Fragmentation in the Syrian Revolt
By Wendy Pearlman, Northwestern University * This memo was prepared for “The Political Science of Syria’s War” conference, November 8,…
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