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Levant in Focus
Friday Jan 27, 2012
By Tony Badran
If there is one group in Syria that embodies the trans-national currents running through Syrian society, and which is likely to have increasing influence in the post-Assad era, it’s the Kurds. Sitting at the intersection between Turkey, Syria and Iraq, the Kurdish minority, it is commonly recognized, will play a critical role in the success of the Syrian revolution and in the shaping of the post-Assad order....
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Monday Jan 23, 2012
By Tony Badran
The politics of the Druze in the Syrian revolution have witnessed serious developments over the last couple of months, as evidenced by the escalation in the rhetoric of Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. Jumblatt made headlines two weeks ago when he called for a “radical change of regime” in Syria, and then again last week when he apologized for the delay in “joining the...
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Sunday Jan 15, 2012
By Tony Badran
One of the more curious things about Bashar al-Assad’s latest rambling speech on Tuesday was his aggressive and typically condescending attack against his Gulf Arab foes. Coming 10 days before the Arab League monitoring mission is due to file its report, the timing of the Syrian dictator’s tirade was noteworthy. It seems that Assad, recognizing the divisions within the League’s ranks, estimated that...
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Sunday Jan 01, 2012
By Tony Badran
The Arab League’s observer mission in Syria is coming under criticism a mere couple of days after its initial deployment, as the regime of Bashar al-Assad continues to gun down its opponents, seemingly unfettered.
Already, France has cast doubts on the effectiveness of the mission while the US has wavered between a cautious wait-and-see attitude and an unspecific ...
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Sunday Dec 18, 2011
By Tony Badran
Last Wednesday, Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Frederic Hof appeared before the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs to update Congress on where US policy on Syria currently stands and how the Obama administration’s plans are moving forward. The result was rather disappointing. Indeed, it became obvious that four months after President Barack Obama called for Bashar al-Assad’s departure, his administration...
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About This Blog
Tony Badran is a Research Fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) in Washington, DC. He focuses on Lebanon, Syria and...
Tony Badran is a Research Fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) in Washington, DC. He focuses on Lebanon, Syria and Hizbullah.
