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Joshua Landis

A fighter from Misrata shouts to his comrades as they move to fight Islamic State militants near Sirte.

ISIS brings in millions and the US is all but helpless to stop it.

Conflict

Hint: it’s not just oil money.

Turkish soldiers are silhouetted atop armoured vehicles near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border on October 3, 2014.

The US has lots at stake in the Syrian border town of Kobane

Conflict

Syrian Rebels Now Better Armed With Help of Saudi Arabia

Conflict & Justice

McCain Calls for Military Action in Syria

The World

The Libya Effect in Syria

Conflict & Justice

Syria in Context

Conflict & Justice

Joshua Landis, Director of the Centre for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma responds to her claims and helps put the upheaval in Syria in context. He says that there is a lot of fear in the country by both protesters and the government.

The World

White House quiet after cross-border Syrian attack targets al-Qaida smuggler

Global Politics

U.S. officials are only speaking anonymously about why American military planes bombed the border of Syria on Sunday. Joshua Landis of the Center for Middle East Studies explains how the attack may affect U.S. – Syrian relations.

Assessing Syria: Desire for Change?

Conflict & Justice

Over the past week opposition activists in Syria have gathered in small groups to pay homage to the protestors in Egypt, while a Facebook group, run mostly by Syrian expatriates, is trying to organize a “Day of Rage” in that country.