On February 11 a Syrian ceasefire was signed in Munich. Few are optimistic it will hold. Why? Because, argues one Middle Eastern scholar, world leaders are ignoring key realities.
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The agreement so enthusiastically received by the world is less a leap forward than a cynical act of self-preservation.
The latest attempt to broker a peace in Syria faces even longer odds than previous ones.
Why there’s a slender – a very slender – chance for working out a settlement at upcoming talks in New York.
Syria’s demographics are markedly different to Lebanon’s. A power-sharing arrangement would be more difficult to design.
The British PM wants military action in Syria. First, he must convince a reluctant parliament.
Vladimir Putin has been proved right again as Western priorities shift from removing Assad to destroying Islamic State.
Who is fighting who – and why.
Recent talks in Vienna may help end the Syrian civil war, but diplomacy will not eliminate ISIS.
The Paris atrocities came just as Assad’s military position was improving. Can the dictator harness international fury at Islamic State to strengthen his position in Syria?
John Kerry and 20 diplomats came together Saturday to seek a way toward peace in Syria. A former Indian ambassador to Syria believes good progress was made.
Moscow’s mixed messages on the future of the Syrian president is fuelling speculation that it might be preparing to desert its long-term ally.
Russia’s stepped-up role in Syria is likely to bolster Iran and the anti-Western opposition in Iraq.
Rather than being a proactive realignment, Australia’s shift in policy on Syria was a reactive realisation that it was being left behind.
Russia has started bombing some of the groups machinating against Bashar al-Assad’s forces. Who are they, and what do they want?
Why has Vladimir Putin stepped up his Syrian game so radically – and is it really all as sudden as it seems?
The real winners this week in international diplomacy have been Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
The West has condemned Moscow’s ongoing support for Bashar al-Assad. But perhaps it is the least-worst option.
Syrian refugees have key assets and life stories that can contribute to the long, but necessary, struggle to end violence in the Middle East.
Assad is running out of options – and he seems to be admitting it for the first time.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Middle Eastern Politics, Lancaster University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Assistant Professor of International and Global Studies, Nazareth University