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Northeast Syria in the spotlight

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Carl Coon

Syria’s extensive territory lying east of the Euphrates River was a desert when I was in Damascus (1952-56) though it was on the verge of being developed as a major hard wheat producer for Europe. It never happened. Kurds and … Continue reading →

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Syria

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Carl Coon

What to do with what little influence we still have in and around Syria? Continue reading →

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