Jeffrey Knopf
Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and co-author of Coercing Syria on Chemical Weapons, specializing in nonproliferation and security studies.
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Mar 14, 2026 • 38min
Matthew Moran et al., "Coercing Syria on Chemical Weapons" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Jeffrey Knopf, professor at the Middlebury Institute and co-author of Coercing Syria on Chemical Weapons, studies nonproliferation and security. He walks through Syria’s chemical attacks, Obama’s 2012 red line and the 2013 sarin strike, diplomacy with Russia and Syria’s CWC accession, and how deterrence and compellence played out under Obama and Trump.
Mar 14, 2026 • 38min
Matthew Moran et al., "Coercing Syria on Chemical Weapons" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Jeffrey W. Knopf, a Middlebury Institute professor and co-author, discusses U.S. coercive strategies toward Syria over chemical weapons. He recounts the 2012 red line, the 2013 sarin crisis, and the Russia-mediated disarmament. He assesses why deterrence often failed, how assurances and survival motives shaped outcomes, and critiques simplistic "resolve plus bombs" approaches.
