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Patrick Seale

Leading British writer on the Middle East. He is the author of Asad: The Struggle for the Middle East and, most recently, The Struggle for Arab Independence: Riad el-Solh and the Makers of the Modern Middle East.

StoryJul 18, 2012

Bomber Strikes Syrian Regime in Damascus, Killing Assad’s Defense Minister, Brother-in-Law

StoryJun 13, 2012

Is Syria in a Civil War? Journalist Patrick Seale Debates Activist Rafif Jouejati on a Just Response

StoryFeb 07, 2012

A Struggle for Regional Supremacy: Syria Conflict Escalates as World Powers Debate Assad’s Future

StoryApr 15, 2003

U.S. Sets Its Sights on Syria: Washington Diplomatically and Economically Threatens Iraq’s Neighbor as the Region’s Newest “Rogue State”

StoryApr 15, 2003

Syrian Expert Patrick Seale and Columbia University Professor Edward Said Discuss the State of the Middle East After the Invasion of Iraq

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