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Published on December 16, 2014 by Gary Grappo

Here’s a Plan to End the Conflcit in Syria — Support Assad

Published first at Global Post on January 2, 2014

Commentary: The US should back Assad now, end the fighting, and set conditions for his departure and a democratic transition. There is a well-known maxim in American politics: a bad plan beats no plan. That surely has been proven the case in Syria. As The New York Times reported Nov. 8 in a sobering piece […]

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EDITOR’S NOTE — Since Donald Trump’s victory in the November 5 election, The Cipher Brief has reached out to our network of experts for thoughts on what the priorities ought to be for the second Trump administration. Our ask was straightforward: If you were given the opportunity of a short visit with the president during his first days in […]

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December 27, 2024 By Gary Grappo

A Cipher Brief expert with deep experience in the Middle East sees both danger and an “extraordinary opportunity” in the wake of Assad’s fall. EXPERT INTERVIEW — The headlines would have seemed fanciful two weeks ago: “Rebel Army Ousts Assad” – “The Fall of Assad” – “Assad Flees to Russia” – or our own, from Sunday: “Syria’s Political […]

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