Russian Naval Base Tartus
July 31, 2012
The Syrian port of Tartus is the only naval base outside of the former Soviet Union still held by the Russian military, and the Russian government has asserted its strategic significance.
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Publications
Rebel Groups of Jebel Al-Zawiyah
July 27, 2012 - Asher Berman
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 30
July 20, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
July 16, 2012-July 20, 2012-Rebels Take Over Syrian Border Checkpoints, Obama Responds To Maliki’s Inquiry On Exxon
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 29
July 16, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
July 6, 2012-July 16, 2012 White House Says Daqduq Issue Not Closed,
Syrian Air Defense Force Attack on Turkish Reconnaissance Aircraft
July 11, 2012
This backgrounder provides a technical description of the Turkish RF-4E, the Syrian air defenses, analysis of the differing radar snapshots provided by Syria and Turkey, and analysis of the current situation.
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 28
July 6, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
June 29, 2012-July 6, 2012- Sadrists Back Down, IHEC: Provincial Elections Delayed, Al-Qaeda Militants Crossing Into Syria
Operational Art in Counterinsurgency: A View From The Inside
July 1, 2012 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)
This monograph provides a framework for understanding operational art in counterinsurgency campaigns. In addition to the framework, the monograph describes how one set of strategic civil-military leaders achieved sufficient alignment in order to produce unity of effort and coherency of action throughout the civil-military organization.
Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 27
June 22, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
Maliki Requests U.S. To Stop Exxon Operations, Nujaifi Threatens to Summon Maliki, Panetta: Daqduq Will Not Be Released
Syria's Maturing Insurgency
June 21, 2012 - Joseph Holliday
This report examines the increasing effectiveness of Syria’s armed opposition, explains how responsible provincial-level military structures have emerged, and considers how uncoordinated external support could compound existing fractures within the opposition.
Sadr’s Balancing Act on Maliki
June 18, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
Opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have been pushing for his removal from power for much of his second term in office. In recent months, Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani and leaders from the Iraqiyya list have turned to an effort to withdraw confidence in Maliki as prime minister.