Joshua Landis

(1957) Academic

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Joshua Landis is an academic.

Quick Facts About Joshua Landis

Born: May 14, 1957
Profession: Academic

About Joshua Landis

[Wikidata] American academic and Syria expert... | [Wikipedia] Joshua M. Landis is an American academic who specializes in the Middle East and is an expert on Syria. He is the head of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, and since 2004, he has published the blog Syria Comment.

Quotes by Joshua Landis

It's quite clear the Syrian regime in Syria, as the Iraqi regime in Iraq is benefiting from America's effort to destroy opposition…

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Country

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I do believe that the Kurds are in a difficult situation. They do have some American support. How consistent that will be…

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Believe

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The Syrian government is weak today in 2017, but it's been gathering strength. And I think it's likely that, in the next…

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Politics

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The center of gravity for opposition shifts to Idlib province and Idlib city. That city is dominated by the al-Qaida wing of…

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Hard time

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Kurds are going to have to strike a bargain with Bashar Assad that will keep them in the Syrian state and under…

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Army

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I think the Bashar Assad regime is on a roll. I think it's got the backing of Russia and Iran and Hezbollah.…

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Fighting

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We saw that, as Syrian troops went to Aleppo, ISIS took Palmyra. But ISIS' days are numbered. The Donald Trump administration has…

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Going to work

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New security architecture is being laid down in the Northern Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, in which pro-Iranian governments are consolidating their…

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Architecture

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