Hazem Saghieh Who can rule in the Arab and Islamic world – the military, or the Islamists? The experiences of the region in the 20th century in general, and of modern Egypt in particular, seem to present such a zero-sum…
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What if No One Is Winning the War in Syria
Aron Lund Regardless of who is or is not losing the war in Syria, it is safe to say that no one seems to stand any chance of winning it. It is a lazy pattern of thought, but a strong…
Only Assad’s fall can preserve the Syrian state
Housam hafez Many international observers believe that Syria is on the verge of state collapse. In their minds, the fall of Bashar al-Assad will lead to wholesale anarchy and the destruction of state institutions. They are mistaken. The men and…