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Postscript
The Syrian Sphinx
Henry Siegman

Siegman's postscript to his May/June 2000 essay "Being Hafiz al-Assad: Syria's Chilly but Consistent Peace Strategy."
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May/Jun
2000
Being Hafiz al-Assad: Syria's Chilly but Consistent Peace Strategypremium content icon
Henry Siegman

Unleashing Hezbollah, stalling talks, and having the state-run media spew anti-Israel vitriol hardly seem pacific, but Syria's dictator has a consistent if chilly peace strategy.
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In the Magazine

November/December 2009 / 6, 88
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In the Quicksands of Somalia
Bronwyn Bruton

Washington's repeated attempts to bring peace to Somalia with state-building initiatives have failed, even backfired. It should renounce political intervention and encourage local development without trying to improve governance.
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