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War with Iran is still less likely than you think
Commentary
In the wake of the U.S. attack that killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran’s Quds Force, many are concerned yet again about the potential for escalation between the Un...
By Michael Horowitz & Elizabeth N. Saunders
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Nicholas Heras and Kaleigh Thomas Discuss the Future of Iraq and Syria's Security
Podcast
The U.S. counter-ISIS mission in Iraq and Syria was predicated on working by, with, and through local partners. Now the Trump administration has partially withdrawn troops fro...
By Nicholas Heras & Kaleigh Thomas
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Reporting from the front lines of the war against the Islamic State
Commentary
The rise of the Islamic State has haunted headlines throughout the world for the better part of a decade and has disrupted American plans to pivot to its intensifying competit...
By Nicholas Heras
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Nicholas Heras on Killing of ISIS Leader in U.S. Military Raid
Video
The Center for a New American Security’s Nicholas Heras talked about the killing of ISIS founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a U.S. military raid in Syria. Listen to th...
By Nicholas Heras
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Discussing Turkey’s Offensive Against the Kurds in Syria with Nick Heras
Podcast
The United States’ withdrawal and the Turkish military’s incursion into the Kurdish-controlled northeast have completely changed the balance of power in Syria. Without America...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Nicholas Heras
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Kaleigh Thomas on the Syrian conflict
Video
Middle East security expert Kaleigh Thomas discusses the latest on the Syrian-Turkish conflict. Listen to the full conversation and more on CTV News....
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Kaleigh Thomas on Trump's withdrawal from Syria
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Middle East security expert Kaleigh Thomas discusses the aftermath of President Trump withdrawing from Syria. Listen to the full conversation and more in CTV News....
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Russia’s Middle East Power Play
Commentary
Turkey flouted months of American warnings this summer and took delivery of the Russian-made S-400 air-defense system — triggering Ankara’s expulsion from the F-35 stealth-fig...
By Vance Serchuk
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The Pentagon's IG Cautions Trump to Not Let ISIS Rebuild in Syria
Nick Heras joins Ian Masters to discuss the possibility of an ISIS resurgence in Syria and the Pentagon's options to prevent it. Listen to the full conversation on KPFK LA's ...
By Nicholas Heras
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In or Out? What Should the U.S. Do in Syria?
Podcast
Nicholas A. Heras asks three notable experts on U.S. national security decision making—Frances Z. Brown, Melissa Dalton, and Loren DeJonge Schulman—whether the Uni...
By Nicholas Heras, Frances Z. Brown, Melissa Dalton & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Russia, Hezbollah, and Iran...Oh My!
Podcast
Nicholas A. Heras asks three notable experts on Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah in the Syrian conflict—Anna Borshchevskaya, Hanin Ghaddar, and Brian Katz—how the Unite...
By Nicholas Heras, Anna Borshchevskaya, Hanin Ghaddar & Brian Katz
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Counter-Terrorism in Syria: More Than Contain and Drone?
Podcast
Nicholas A. Heras asks three notable experts on Salafist-jihadist organizations and the Syrian conflict — Jennifer Cafarella, Hassan Hassan, and Sasha Ghosh Siminoff &md...
By Nicholas Heras, Hassan Hassan, Jennifer Cafarella & Sasha Ghosh Siminoff
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The Assad Dilemma
Podcast
The Assad regime has been in power in Syria since 1970. For many analysts, the Syrian state could not exist without the regime, and the regime could not exist without the lead...
By Nicholas Heras, Kaleigh Thomas, Alexander Bick & Faysal Itani
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Is America Getting Sucked Into More War in Syria?
While Washington was fixated this week by former FBI director James Comey’s testimony, on the other side of the planet, a major story was playing out that could have profound ...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras
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Nicholas Heras on New Report, "Combating Al-Qaeda in Syria"
By Nicholas Heras & JaRel Clay
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Kill the Iran Deal or Accommodate Russia? Trump Will Have to Choose
Based on Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric some of his priorities in the Middle East – defeating ISIL and ensuring Israel’s security – will be no different than President Obama...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How to increase the pressure on the Syrian government
Five years into Syria’s bloody civil war, it is clear that there is no appetite in Washington or European capitals for a more muscular military intervention to stop the Assad ...
By Peter Harrell
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Video: Defeating the Islamic State: A Bottom Up Approach
By Ilan Goldenberg & Paul Scharre
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Al Qaeda Is Gaining Strength in Syria
The struggle for Aleppo poses an awful threat for the United States. The ongoing battle for what was once Syria’s second-largest city has united two of the most prominent oppo...
By Nicholas Heras
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Opinion: A four-point strategy for defeating the Islamic State
There are two theaters in the conflict with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and they are not defined by international borders. The first is “ISIS-stan” in western Iraq an...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Michèle Flournoy
