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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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Michael
DiMino

Public Policy Manager & Fellow

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Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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William
Walldorf

Senior Fellow

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Policy PaperSyria, Counterterrorism, Iran, Middle East, Russia

Wait and see: A post-Assad Syria

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 23, 2024

The stunning overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) raises new questions about U.S. interests […]

op-edSyria, Grand strategy, Middle East

It’s time for US troops to leave Syria

By Daniel Davis

December 20, 2024

op-edSyria, Middle East

Syria is doomed to instability

By Rajan Menon

December 19, 2024

The Latest

Policy PaperSyria, Counterterrorism, Iran, Middle East, Russia

Wait and see: A post-Assad Syria

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 23, 2024

op-edSyria, Grand strategy, Middle East

It’s time for US troops to leave Syria

By Daniel Davis

December 20, 2024

op-edSyria, Middle East

Syria is doomed to instability

By Rajan Menon

December 19, 2024

In the mediaSyria, Counterterrorism, Middle East

U.S. veterans: Didn’t we fight Al Qaeda terrorists for a reason?

Featuring Dan Caldwell

December 17, 2024

op-edSyria, Afghanistan, Middle East, Russia

Who lost more weapons—Russia in Syria or America in Afghanistan?

By Gil Barndollar

December 17, 2024

op-edSyria, Middle East

No more nation-building: Step back from post-Assad Syria

By Charles Peña

December 16, 2024

DEFP in the Media

Connect with Experts

Featured in Responsible Statecraft: U.S. veterans: Didn't we fight Al Qaeda terrorists for a reason?

Featuring Dan Caldwell

December 17, 2024

Featured in the New York Times: Rebel group’s terrorist label could hinder efforts to aid Syria

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

December 12, 2024

Featured in Bloomberg: The U.S. needs to get out of the Middle East — soon

Featuring Daniel DePetris

February 12, 2024

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virtualGrand strategy, Iran, Middle East, Syria

Past Virtual Event: Keeping the U.S. out of war in the Middle East

January 16, 2024
in-personCounterterrorism, Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Past In-Person Event: Ground truth about ground wars

November 5, 2019
in-personCounterterrorism, Middle East, Syria

Past In-Person Event: Disentangling from Syria

August 6, 2018