Samer Abboud is an associate professor of international studies at Arcadeia University and the author of Syria (Polity). He is currently a visiting scholar at Villanova University’s Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/samer-abboud/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:30:00 +0000 Samer Abboud https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/04/24/why-an-arab-stabilization-force-would-destabilize-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/04/24/why-an-arab-stabilization-force-would-destabilize-syria The deployment of an Arab force in Syria, at a time when most regional states have started to reduce their involvement, would risk direct confrontation between intervening powers, writes Syria researcher and professor Samer Abboud. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:10:00 +0000 Samer Abboud https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/02/16/in-syrias-tangled-conflict-a-kind-of-regional-war-has-already-begun https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/02/16/in-syrias-tangled-conflict-a-kind-of-regional-war-has-already-begun A general state of war exists between antagonistic, intervening states in Syria, even if it remains undeclared and unacknowledged. However, the form this war will take, and the conditions for escalation, remain unclear, writes Syria researcher and professor Samer Abboud. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Thu, 01 Feb 2018 12:40:00 +0000 Samer Abboud https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/02/01/understanding-americas-endgame-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/02/01/understanding-americas-endgame-in-syria Washington’s recently outlined policy for Syria is unlikely to be able to change the battlefield, protect its allies, or alter the policies of regional states, says Syria researcher and professor Samer Abboud.