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Mona Yacoubian was interviewed on the future of the Syrian peace talks at the Council on Foreign Relations. Click here to read. 

Mona Yacoubian participated in a discussion with Frederic Hof at the Atlantic Council on January 29, 2014, on how the outcomes of the Geneva conference may impact the civil war. Click here to watch. 

Mona Yacoubian was quoted in the Toronto Star on July 27, 2012, on the role of Al Qaeda in manipulating tensions in the Middle East.  Click here to read the article.

Mona Yacoubian was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald on July 21 2012, on how thousands are fleeing Syria to Turkey and Lebanon. Click here to read the article.

Mona Yacoubian was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald on June 30, 2012, on the ongoing talks in Geneva regarding a power transition in Syria. Click here to read the article.

Mona Yacoubian comments in Reuters on the escalation of regional tensions and fighting in Syria on June 27, 2012, due to the shootdown of a Turkish jet. Click here to read the full story.

Mona Yacoubian was quoted in a NY Times article on June 8, 2012, on UN monitors in Syria. Click here to read.

 

Mona Yacoubian was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald on June 30, 2012, on the ongoing talks in Geneva regarding a power transition in Syria. Click here to read the article.

Mona Yacoubian comments in Reuters on the escalation of regional
tensions and fighting in Syria on June 27, due to the shootdown of a
Turkish jet. Click here to read the full story.

Mona Yacoubian is interviewed on the Houla massacre in Syria, and how
this incident will impact Syria’s relationship with Russia. Click here to read the full article.

Mona Yacoubian was quoted in the Washington Post on May 7, 2012, on Syrian cease-fire violations. Click here to read.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in a Sydney Morning Herald article by
Ruth Pollard published on April 7, 2012, about different facets of the
crisis in Syria. Click here to read. 

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in “Syria Rebels ‘Rebound;’ Will
Arming Them Spark Civil Slaughter?,” an April 11, 2012, piece written by
Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. for AOL Defense. Click here to read.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in “Syrian Kurds Could Tip Scales of Syrian
Conflict,” a March 29, 2012, piece written by JulieAnn McKellogg for
Voice of America. Click here
to read.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in a Brisbane Times article by Ruth Pollard
published on March 3, 2012, discussing the humanitarian situation in
Homs. Click here
to read.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in a USA Today article by Jim Michaels
published on February 20, 2012, exploring Al Qaeda’s prospects for
expanding its influence in Syria. Click here
to read more.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Andrew Quinn’s article, “In growing Syria
crisis, Obama has few options,” published by Reuters on February 15,
2012. Click here
to read more.

Mona Yacoubian comments on the likelihood of U.S. intervention in Syria,
in a February 9, 2012, piece in the Daily Beast. Click here
to read.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Ruth Pollard’s article in the Sydney Morning
Herald, “Arab League Goes to UN as Blood Flows in Syria,” on January
30, 2012. Click here
to read.

Mona Yacoubian was quoted by Sydney News Herald’s Ruth Pollard on December 13, 2011, on the
Syrian government’s violent crackdown on protestors in the city of Homs.
Click here
to read the article.

Ellen Laipson is quoted in Laura Rozen’s
article, Syriana:
U.S. raises alarm as Syrian crackdown takes on sectarian cast
” (Yahoo
News), on April 14, 2011.

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