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FDD tracks post-Assad Syria’s fragile transition and equips U.S. policymakers with analysis to navigate threats, including jihadist entrenchment, Russian re-engagement, and Kurdish marginalization.
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Experts
Benjamin Acosta
Senior Network Analyst
David Adesnik
Vice President of Research
Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
Senior Fellow
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Jacob Nagel
Senior Fellow
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Ahmad Sharawi
Senior Research Analyst
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