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This article argues that given NATO's interests in the region, there is an urgent need for the Alliance to move from a passive to a proactive approach towards Syria, reassessing the logic of the conflict and defining a policy to contain spillover from it. Despite genuine hesitation about intervening in Syria, concern about preserving security in the direct vicinity of the country is growing in earnest. Already, the Syrian conflict is challenging the security of one of NATO's members - Turkey - and is putting the balance of power in the Middle East to the test.