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Bob Bowker
Bob Bowker is a former Australian ambassador to Jordan, Egypt and Syria. He is now an Adjunct Professor at the ANU Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies.
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06 Jun 2017 14:14Qatar needs to make it plain to the United States that the Saudis and Emiratis are pursuing a course of action that damages US interests.
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05 Apr 2017 15:37The only response that will matter to Assad is that which comes from Moscow and Tehran.
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07 Dec 2016 14:14It would serve no western interests to leave Assad with no option but to look to Iran and Russia for ongoing support.
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18 Mar 2016 17:41Since the reversal in 1923 by its nationalist leader Mohamed Kemal Ataturk of an earlier western-backed scheme for Kurdish independence, Turkey has
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18 Mar 2016 17:41Since the reversal in 1923 by its nationalist leader Mohamed Kemal Ataturk of an earlier western-backed scheme for Kurdish independence, Turkey has
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19 Feb 2016 14:00The balance of diplomatic advantage between the foreign powers involved in the Syria conflict will inevitably reflect the momentum of the military
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19 Feb 2016 09:30It takes reckless courage to make predictions about Syria.
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18 Sep 2015 15:15The latest analysis of the Syrian conflict from the Institute for the Study of War