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02/10/2020
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak

Turkey’s Salafists, ISIS, and the Revolving Doors of Turkish Prisons

Turkey wants to have it both ways: To act against the Salafists, while using them...

21/09/2020
Dr. Jonathan Spyer

The Struggle for Syria

Video briefing by Dr. Jonathan Spyer (17.09.2020)...

26/07/2020
Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

The Tensions between Assad and Iran Present an Opportunity in Syria

Israel and the US may have an opportunity to incentivize Assad and Putin to cooperate...

20/07/2020
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak

Is Yemen Turkey’s Next Stop after Libya?

Ankara's military interventions in Iraq, Syria and Libya as well as its growing presence in...

14/06/2020
Dr. Jonathan Spyer

Rising Tensions and Security Chaos in Syria’s Deraa Province

A four-way contest under way between the Assad regime, Russian interests, Iranian interests, and unreconciled...

14/06/2020
Dr. Jonathan Spyer

Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad faces renewed challenges at all levels

Bashar Assad is not about to fall, But economic deterioration, regime infighting, sanctions and unrest...

12/05/2020
Professor Efraim Inbar

Pompeo to Discuss Annexation, Iran during Lightning Israel Visit

Prof. Efraim Inbar: The US and Israel are “on the same page” when it comes...

10/05/2020
Dr. Jonathan Spyer

Israel’s strategy in Syria is less coherent than it seems

There is a discrepancy between the stated goal – the expulsion of Iran from Syria...

05/05/2020

Coronavirus in the Middle East: A Review and Assessment

This paper reviews the responses of Middle Eastern countries to the spread of the coronavirus...

11/03/2020
Dr. Jonathan Spyer

Idlib, the next phase of the Turkish-Syrian conflict

Russia’s desire to woo Turkey from the West likely to prevent all-out war....

21/02/2020
Dr. Jonathan Spyer

Iran, Hezbollah stir chaos in Syria’s southwest

Behind Enemy Lines: Iran, Hezbollah and ongoing, armed resistance to Syria’s regime merge to create...

09/02/2020
Dr. Jonathan Spyer

Do Syria-Turkey clashes presage a wider confrontation in the Middle East?

Despite Syrian-Turkish clashes this week, Moscow is set to remain the key arbiter in Syria....