Syria contributor: Prof. Mark N. Katz Mark N. Katz is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University, and one of the leading experts on Russian-Arab relations. He is the author of Leaving without Losing: The War on Terror after Iraq and Afghanistan, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/prof-mark-n-katz/rss en What Brezhnev Era Soviet Military Thinking Can Tell Us about Syria Now Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Government & Pro-Government Forces Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Prof. Mark N. Katz https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/06/23/what-brezhnev-era-soviet-military-thinking-can-tell-us-about-syria-now https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/06/23/what-brezhnev-era-soviet-military-thinking-can-tell-us-about-syria-now This post first appeared on Mark N. Katz’s blog. Syria: What Can Obama Be Thinking? Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Prof. Mark N. Katz https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/06/15/syria-what-can-obama-be-thinking https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/06/15/syria-what-can-obama-be-thinking The following post originally appeared on Katz’s blog. . Is Russia Shifting Its Stance on Syria? Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Prof. Mark N. Katz https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/02/06/is-russia-shifting-its-stance-on-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/02/06/is-russia-shifting-its-stance-on-syria Mark N. Katz is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University, and one of the leading experts on Russian-Arab relations. He is the author of Leaving without Losing: The War on Terror after Iraq and Afghanistan, published by Johns Hopkins University Press.