Andrew J. Tabler is a senior fellow in the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/andrew-tabler/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:37:59 +0000 Andrew Tabler https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/09/20/why-the-euphrates-crossing-has-deep-implications-for-the-u-s-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/09/20/why-the-euphrates-crossing-has-deep-implications-for-the-u-s-in-syria By enabling Assad’s forces to bridge the Euphrates river, Moscow is denying Washington leverage over the Syrian government and is raising the risk of direct confrontation between U.S. and Russian proxies in east Syria, writes the Washington Institute’s Andrew Tabler. Government & Pro-Government Forces Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Andrew Tabler https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2014/05/02/assads-reelection-campaign-matters-really https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2014/05/02/assads-reelection-campaign-matters-really The Syrian president wants to impose a solution to the country’s crisis—on his terms. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Wed, 05 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Andrew Tabler https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2014/02/05/why-geneva-was-a-diplomatic-victory-for-the-opposition https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2014/02/05/why-geneva-was-a-diplomatic-victory-for-the-opposition Last week, Andrew Tabler addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Tabler is a senior fellow in the Institute’s Program on Arab Politics and author of In the Lion’s Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington’s Battle with Syria.