Syria/Lebanon
Stimson will devote particular attention in 2013 to the challenges posed by the upheaval in Syria and its implications for regional stability. Our research efforts will focus on the complexity of the Syrian crisis, as well as its impact on Lebanon. In addition, the Stimson Center, together with the US Institute of Peace, will co-sponsor the Lebanon Working Group, which explores the potential repercussions of both internal and regional conflict in Lebanon.
Syria/Lebanon Analysis
Op-ed: Give Peace Talks in Syria a chance, May 10, 2013
Mona Yacoubian's op-ed at CNN.com
Video| US Policy Towards Syria, March 10, 2013
Mona Yacoubian on CSPAN's Washington Journal
Interview| Syria's Continuing Civil War, March 7, 2013
Mona Yacoubian at Council on Foreign Relations
Video| The Syrian Conflict and the Shape it May Take in the Future, February 23, 2013
Mona Yacoubian, American University - Washington School of Law Middle East Forum
"Roundtable: Arming the Syrian Rebels," February 21, 2013
By Marc Lynch, Daniel Byman, Emile Hokayem and Mona Yacoubian
Video| Developments in Syria, December 10, 2012
Mona Yacoubian on CSPAN's Washington Journal
Video| Post-Assad Syria Discussion, December 18. 2012
Mona Yacoubian at the Center for National Policy
Video| Syria Update, December 9, 2012
Mona Yacoubian on CSPAN's Washington Journal
"Why Arming Syrian Rebels is a Bad Idea," October 26, 2012
By Rachel Stohl and Alison Giffen
Video| US Policymaking Considerations Regarding Regional Dynamics of Syria, October 25, 2012
By Mona Yacoubian, at National Council on US-Arab Relations
"Shifting the paradigm in Syria," October 12, 2012
By Mona Yacoubian, in Foreign Policy
Audio| Regional Dimensions of the Syrian Crisis, September 27, 2012
By Mona Yacoubian, at the MEI
Syria/Lebanon News
Mona Yacoubian is quoted on NPR on the prospects for the U.S. - Russian peace initiative in Syria. Click here to listen.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted on CCTV regarding the Syrian cvil war and use of chemical weapons (video). Click here to watch.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Washington Diplomat on the Syrian Dilemma. Click here to read.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Middle East Online on divisions among Syrian rebels. Click here to read.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Reuters on military options for US in Syria. Click here to read.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Agence France-Presse on allegations of chemical attacks by Assad's regime. Click here to read the article.
Mona Yacoubian is interviewed on NPR Morning Edition about allegations of Syrian chemical weapons use and US response. Click here to listen.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in the New York Times on February 28, 2013, on US policy towards Syria. Click here to read.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Reuters on December 17, 2012, about jihadis gaining greater influence in the Syrian conflict. Click here to read the article.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in McClatchy Newspapers on October 5, 2012, on continuing tensions between Syria and Turkey. Click here to read.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald on October 5, 2012, on the spike in tensions between Syria and Turkey. Click here to read.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Reuters on September 17, 2012, about the U.S. approach to the growing number of foreign jihadi fighters in the Syrian conflict. Click here to read the article.
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Reuters on July 27, 2012, about prolonged fighting in Syria and the ensuing chaos. Click here to read the article.
Syria/Lebanon Events
Syria Beyond Assad: Building A New Syria From The Grassroots
On March 7, 2012, Stimson and the Middle East Institute co-sponsored a panel discussion on grassroots efforts to begin laying the groundwork for a new Syria.
Click here to read a summary of the event. Click here to listen to the event.
On October 11, 2012, Stimson hosted Renata Dwan, Senior Officer, Civilians Capacities Project, United Nations, and a former United Nations observer in Syria, who discussed her experiences there and lessons learned.
No End in Sight: Syria After the UN Vote, February 16, 2012
Syria/Lebanon Publications
"Syria and the New Iraq: Between Rivalry and Rapprochement," in Iraq, Its Neighbors and the United States: Competition, Crisis, and the Reordering of Power, edited by Henri Barkey, Scott Lasensky, and Phebe Marr, United States Institute of Peace, 2012
Dealing
with Damascus: Seeking a Greater Return on U.S.-Syrian Relations,
Council Special Report No. 33, June 2008, Council on Foreign Relations Press
By Mona Yacoubian and Scott Lasensky
Towards a More Secure and Stable Lebanon: Prospects for Security Sector Reform, February 2008, Stimson Center
By Emile El-Hokayem and Elena McGovern