Steven Heydemann
Managing the end game in Syria
Opinion
July 13, 2012
Managing the end game in Syria
Even as the Assad regime pursues Syria’s descent into a sectarian wasteland, its cruelty cannot obscure a discernible shift in…
Beyond the Annan plan for Syria
Opinion
April 22, 2012
Beyond the Annan plan for Syria
One week after the first UN monitors arrived in Syria to oversee implementation of the peace plan negotiated by UN…
Will the Arab League’s consensus on Syria hold?
Opinion
January 19, 2012
Will the Arab League’s consensus on Syria hold?
How durable, and how deep, is the Arab League consensus regarding Syria? And what will happen if it begins to…
Egypt: Testing America’s tolerance for Arab democracy
Opinion
December 1, 2011
Egypt: Testing America’s tolerance for Arab democracy
Earlier this year, on 19 May, following months of intense behind-the-scenes debate about how the United States should respond to…