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Vol. 1   No. 1

February 2006


SYRIA
The Lion in Winter: Bashar Assad's Self-Destruction
Syrian President Bashar Assad has suffered the most acute reversal of diplomatic fortune in modern history.
Gary C. Gambill
Saudi-Syrian Relations after Hariri
Beneath the veneer of cordial diplomatic exchanges, Saudi policy toward Syria is fundamentally adversarial.
Tony Badran
Dossier: Abdul Halim Khaddam
After forty years of service to the Baathist regime in Damascus, former Vice-president Abdul Halim Khaddam has reemerged to challenge Bashar Assad's leadership of Syria.
Gary C. Gambill
LEBANON
Hezbollah's Dilemmas
The militant Islamist Hezbollah movement faces three critical dilemmas in the new Lebanon.
Rodger Shanahan
Memorandum of Joint Understanding between Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement
IRAQ
Iraq's Divided Insurgents
Insurgents in Iraq are stronger than ever, but increasingly divided.
Mahan Abedin