Federico Manfredi is a specialist on insurgencies and counterinsurgencies. He has conducted extensive field research in conflict zones, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Colombia.

The Delicate Democracy

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The Long Fall of Assad

The seasons go by but Syria’s Arab Spring shows no sign of passing. Bashar Al-Assad’s strategy remains that of buying himself more time, in the…