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• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • January 9, 2019
  If Trump Wants to Get Out of Syria, He Should Strike a Deal With Russia

  U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria is a mistake. But if he insists on going ahead with it, the best option for the United States is ...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras

• • Congressional Testimony
  • September 27, 2018
  Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee

  Submitted Written Testimony...

  By Nicholas Heras

• Commentary
  • The National
  • September 19, 2018
  Turkey's deal with Russia still leaves the US with a dilemma on its Syrian strategy

  Turkey just scored a big win in Syria that could save tens of thousands of lives and avert what would have been the worst humanitarian crisis of an already terrible war, but t...

  By Nicholas Heras

• Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • September 17, 2018
  Turkey and the United States Should Work Together to Avert Disaster in Idlib

  Over the weekend, the Bashar al-Assad regime announced the start of its campaign to retake Syria’s Idlib province—a region home to an estimated 3 million people, including aro...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras

• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • July 23, 2018
  The Fall of Daraa

  On July 6, after more than two weeks of hard fighting, forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stood triumphant at the Nasib gate. The gate, which lies on the Jordani...

  By Nicholas Heras & Suha Maayeh

• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • June 4, 2018
  The Pro-Assad Alliance Is Coming Apart

  In a May 21 speech on U.S. strategy following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo struck a tough tone, pro...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras

• Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • May 24, 2018
  The One Place in Syria That Works

  The last few months in Syria have been the latest in a string of awful months. After an estimated 511,000 deaths since the war began in 2011, the Bashar al-Assad regime has re...

  By Nicholas Heras & Shadi Martini

• Video
  • May 9, 2018
  Israel's Security at 70: Panels on Regional Security and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  CNAS's Ilan Goldenberg and Nicholas Heras join the Israel Policy Forum for a panel on Israel security seventy years after its founding.  Watch more from the IPF...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras

• Video
  • April 16, 2018
  UN holds emergency meeting on Syria chemical attack

  CBSN interviews CNAS Middle East Security Fellow Nicholas Heras on the newest US strikes and the evolving American policy in Syria. Watch the full clip here. ...

  By Nicholas Heras

• Video
  • April 13, 2018
  Trump Faces 'Red Line Moment' for Syria Options, CNAS says

  Nicholas Heras, Center for a New American Security, Middle East Security Fellow, explains Trumps military options with Syria. He speaks with Haidi Lun and Betty Liu on "Bloom...

  By Nicholas Heras

• Video
  • April 6, 2018
  What is the impact of withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria?

  President Trump is pushing for the U.S. to withdraw troops from Syria. On Wednesday leaders from Iran, Russia and Turkey met to discuss what the future of the region may look ...

  By Nicholas Heras

• Commentary
  • Washington Post
  • January 29, 2018
  Obama’s ISIS policy is working for Trump

  Last week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivered a speech that after a year in office finally laid out a new strategy for Syria. The part that’s getting the most attentio...

  By Nicholas Heras & Ilan Goldenberg

• Commentary
  • October 30, 2017
  Middle East Security Forum 2017

  In a region long known for its complexity, the Middle East landscape seems to grow more complicated by the week. To help unpack the latest developments—about Iran’s nuclear pr...

  By Michèle Flournoy, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras

• • Commentary
  • The Atlantic
  • June 9, 2017
  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

• Podcast
  • June 8, 2017
  A Strategy for Ending the Syrian Civil War

  By Colin H. Kahl, Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas Heras & Neal Urwitz

• Podcast
  • April 11, 2017
  The U.S. Military Role in Libya: Where are we now?

  Nicholas Heras, Bacevich Fellow at CNAS, discusses the U.S. military role in Libya and local partner forces in the fight against ISIS. Hosted by Neal Urwitz....

  By Nicholas Heras & Neal Urwitz

• • Commentary
  • Syria Comment
  • April 10, 2017
  Russia’s Escalation in Syria: Making It Tougher to Fight ISIS?

  On Thursday, the Trump administration decided to fire 59 cruise missiles from U.S. naval vessels in the Mediterranean at the Al-Shayrat airbase, an important Syrian military a...

  By Nicholas Heras

• Commentary
  • The Washington Post
  • April 7, 2017
  Ilan Goldenberg and Nicholas Heras discuss Syria in The Washington Post

  In The Washington Post, CNAS Middle East Security Program experts Ilan Goldenberg and Nicholas Heras discuss President Donald Trump's decision to launch missile strikes agains...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras

• Podcast
  • April 7, 2017
  The Strategic Implications of the U.S. Strike on Syria

  CNAS Middle East experts Ilan Goldenberg and Nicholas Heras discuss U.S. missiles strikes on Syria and its implications....

  By Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas Heras & Neal Urwitz

• • Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • March 30, 2017
  Can Trump End the War in Syria?

  With the near-doubling of U.S. forces in northern Syria, and perhaps more on the way, President Donald Trump is moving aggressively on his pledge to “demolish and destroy” wha...

  By Colin H. Kahl, Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras