Barak Barfi is a Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, where he specializes in Arab and Islamic affairs. He recently returned from Aleppo. Barak writes often for publications including The International Herald Tribune, The New Republic, the Washington Post, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic, and is a regular guest on CNN, Fox News Channel, France 24 and other international networks. He is based between the U.S. and the Middle East. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/baraf-barfi/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Baraf Barfi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/04/21/barak-barfi-how-the-syrian-regime-ensures-its-grip-on-power https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/04/21/barak-barfi-how-the-syrian-regime-ensures-its-grip-on-power Barak Barfi is a Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, where he specializes in Arab and Islamic affairs. He recently returned from Aleppo. Barak writes often for publications including The International Herald Tribune, The New Republic, the Washington Post, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic, and is a regular guest on CNN, Fox News Channel, France 24 and other international networks. He is based between the U.S. and the Middle East.