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Joshua Landis

Erdogan’s outreach to Assad may signal final curtain on Syria War
Middle East

Erdogan’s outreach to Assad may signal final curtain on Syria War

As Turkey seeks to join Arab nations in normalizing relations with Damascus, the US should prepare for its own departure


US troops should have left Syria and Iraq long ago
Middle East

US troops should have left Syria and Iraq long ago

A few thousand soldiers scattered in desert bases around a region increasingly hostile to their presence makes no sense

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Middle East

US should encourage Arab, Turkish normalization with Syria

It’s time to recognize that sanctions have failed and that a more realistic policy could yield real benefits and reduce escalatory risks.