Publication
Sep 2017
This report analyzes US foreign policy and military operations in the Middle East, with a focus on operations in Syria and Iraq. The text’s authors explore the interplay between US efforts in the Middle East region and those of other international actors such as Russia, Iran and Turkey. The piece concludes with a number of recommendations for US policy makers, including: 1) generate and implement policies that support its clear and proactive strategic objectives; 2) recognize that Assad and the Russo-Iranian Coalition are destabilizing actors in the Middle East; 3) withstand the temptation to endorse diplomatic solutions that partition Iraq and Syria; and more.
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Author | Kimberly Kagan, Frederick W. Kagan, Jennifer Cafarella, Katherine Zimmerman, Maseh Zarif, Jessica Lewis McFate, Marie Donovan, Genevieve Casagrande, Christopher Kozak, Franklin Holcomb, Elizabeth Teoman, Catherine Harris, Matti Suomenaro, Omer Kassim, Jessa Rose Dury-Agri |
Series | ISW Backgrounders and Reports |
Publisher |
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
The Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute |
Copyright | © 2017 The Institute for the Study of War (ISW); © 2017 The Critical Threats Project. |