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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

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In the Media

Syria’s Christian Community Questions Its Future

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Dec 15, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | December 14

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Ezra Cohen

Adjunct Fellow

Jonathan Hessen & Ezra Cohen

Dec 14, 2024

In the Media

Syrians living in Turkey celebrate with opposition flags after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Burak Kara via Getty Images)

Commentary

Turkey’s Syrian Gambit Pays Off

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Dec 14, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

A crucifix is pictured outside the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Aleppo, Syria, on December 12, 2024. (Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Syria’s Ancient Christian Community Faces an Imminent, Existential Threat

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Dec 13, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

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In the Media

The US Needs to Return to a Pressure Campaign in the Middle East

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 13, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Peace Always Comes Through Strength

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 11, 2024

In the Media

People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. (Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images)

Podcast

Syria’s Collapse

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Dec 11, 2024

Podcast

Turkish soldiers on a tank sit opposite the town of Ain al-Arab, Syria, on October 11, 2014. (Aris Messinis via Getty Images)

Commentary

Assad’s Collapse Is a Blow to Russia’s Middle East Strategy

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Dec 11, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

Israeli soldiers receive a briefing near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 5, 2024, in Southern Israel. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)

Podcast

School of War Goes to Israel—Lessons from a Savage Year

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Dec 10, 2024

Podcast

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Shaykun, Idlib province, Syria on April 05, 2017. On Tuesday more than 100 civilians had been killed and 500 others, mostly children, injured in Assad Regime's suspected chlorine gas attack carried out by warplanes in the town of Khan Shaykun, Idlib province. (Photo by Ogun Duru/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Shaykun, Syria, on April 5, 2017. (Ogun Duru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | How to Secure Syria’s Weapons of Mass Destruction

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Dec 9, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | December 9

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Dec 9, 2024

In the Media

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, is welcomed by supporters at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. (Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP via Getty Images)

Podcast

Is al-Jolani Al Qaeda or ISIS?