Archives: Middle East Task Force Press

Syrian Civil War Resembles a Gordian Knot | Arab News

May 12, 2013

Adding to the chorus of pro-war voices, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Obama's director of policy planning at the State Department from 2009 to 2011 and a well-known proponent of so-called humanitarian intervention, wrote a forceful Washington Post op-ed urging ...

Syrian Civil War Likens A Gordian Knot | IDN InDepthNews

May 9, 2013

Adding to the chorus of pro-war voices, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Obama's director of policy planning at the State Department from 2009 to 2011 and a well-known proponent of so-called "humanitarian intervention," wrote a forceful Washington Post op-ed ...

Why Arming Syria's Rebels Is Still A Bad Idea | The Nation

May 9, 2013

Anne-Marie Slaughter, former director of policy planning in the Obama State Department, led the charge in a bellicose Washington Post column comparing the president's cautious response to the latest allegations to the Clinton administration's fumbling ...

An Inclusive Approach Can End Deadlock | Gulfnews

April 30, 2013

“Liberal Israel has to make its choice,” says Daniel Levy, who runs the Middle East programme for the European Council on Foreign Relations. “What's more important: Having the haredim serve in the army or a two-state solution?” But this is not a matter ...

Debating the Next Steps in Syria

April 26, 2013

Leila Hilal, director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, who was born in Syria, Jamie Rubin, former State Department Spokesman under President Clinton, and Anand Gopal, writer and journalist covering the Middle Eastall experts in the region talk to Chris Hayes about what's next in Syria after reports of chemical weapons used by the Assad regime.

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Syria Rebel Group's Dangerous Tie to Al Qaeda | CNN International

April 10, 2013

According to Leila Hilal, a Syrian-American who meets regularly with the Syrian opposition and is the head of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, the merger announcement may "confirm the suspicions of much of the Syrian public ...

Syria Rebel Group's Dangerous Tie To Al Qaeda | CNN

April 10, 2013

According to Leila Hilal, a Syrian-American who meets regularly with the Syrian opposition and is the head of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, the merger announcement may "confirm the suspicions of much of the Syrian public ...

Syrian Rebel Group Swears Allegiance To Al-Qaeda Boss | Hamilton Spectator

April 10, 2013

“The whole crisis in Syria being viewed through the lens of radicalism puts the U.S. in a very difficult position, but I don't think they can just back off,” said Leila Hilal, head of the Middle East Task Force for the New America Foundation research ...

Obama In Israel To Bless Government Of The Illegal Zionist Settlers By ... | Al-Jazeerah.Info

March 23, 2013

As analyst Daniel Levy observed: “Obama is coming first and foremost to make a statement about the US-Israel bond, not the illegal occupation.” That is also how it looks to most Palestinians, who have grown increasingly ... Jonathan Cook won the Martha ...

Obama Comes To Bless Israel's Government Of Settlers | Middle East Online

March 21, 2013

As analyst Daniel Levy observed: “Obama is coming first and foremost to make a statement about the US-Israel bond, not the illegal occupation.” That is also how it looks to most Palestinians, who have grown increasingly ... Jonathan Cook won the Martha ...

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