Analysis
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Obama’s Syria Policy Has Potential For Breakthrough on War
Al-Monitor’s analysis and coverage of US policy toward Syria.
Would Syria Retaliate Against Turkey?
Al-Monitor’s analysis coverage of a possible US military strike on Syria.
Can Syrian Chemical Weapons Issue Lead to US-Iran Opening?
Al-Monitor’s analysis and coverage of a possible US military strike on Syria.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Final Card?
Al-Monitor’s coverage of the bloodshed in Egypt.
Russia’s Course in Syria Unchanged
Al-Monitor’s coverage of US and Russian policies toward Syria; the protests in Egypt; and the return of reformist and Islamic chic in Iran.
Obama Administration Navigates New Egypt
Al-Monitor’s coverage and analysis of Egypt.
The Struggle for Syrian Kurdistan
Al-Monitor covers Syrian Kurdistan, the rebel siege of Aleppo, maids in Saudi Arabia and the Iraqi sex trade.
Obama Administration Should Clarify Syria Policy
The US objective should be to convene the Geneva Conference on Syria as soon as possible, not to provide an open-ended commitment to the Syrian rebels.
Egypt’s Uncertain Transition
Al-Monitor’s coverage of the coup in Egypt.
Egypt Springs Again
Al-Monitor’s coverage of the pro-democracy movements in Egypt and Turkey.
Iraq's Sudani: US troop withdrawal does not mean end of security relationship
At an event hosted by Al-Monitor and the US Chamber of Commerce, the prime minister discussed Iraq’s plan to achieve energy independence by 2030 and his desire to drawdown the US military presence in the country.
Netanyahu, regional leaders hedge on possible Trump win in November
The Israeli prime minister is under pressure to deliver on a cease-fire during his Washington visit next week; Biden can’t heal Democrat divisions over Israel and the Gaza war.
Lebanon FM warns of 'devastating’ regional war if Israel escalates campaign against Hezbollah
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Lebanon's top diplomat, Abdallah Bou Habib, adds that security in the south ultimately depends on a strong Lebanese army and an agreement on the border – not war.
US, Iran guarantors of shaky deterrence between Israel and Hezbollah
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is not ready to go to the mattresses over the killing of another senior commander on Wednesday, and Iran doesn't want a war while it favors the threat of confrontation as a deterrent.
