Middle East Are Erdogan and Assad ready to bury the hatchet? After over a decade of deep enmity between the countries, Turkey looks poised to normalize relations with the Syrian regime.Mustafa GurbuzJanuary 05, 2023
Middle East Ending the Syria war, getting US troops out, and lifting sanctions The status quo is doing more harm than good. Let's admit failure before more people are hurt and put in harm's way.Doug BandowDecember 21, 2022
Europe Rehabilitating Assad: The struggle for influence in Syria's endgame How Damascus could become the next arena for geopolitical competition between the region's Arab power centers and Iran.Giorgio CafieroNovember 21, 2021
Middle East How the American deal for Syria’s oil died Biden appears to be revoking a Trump-era waiver that put the U.S. in the middle of a battle over Syria's crude resources.Matthew PettiMay 27, 2021
Middle East The United States needs a new Syria policy Why lifting sanctions is a controversial, but realistic, approach after nine years of failure.Hrair BalianJeffrey FeltmanJanuary 20, 2021
Washington Politics The 'Caesar Act' has no teeth and is not about Assad This new round of sanctions is targeted at anyone doing business with Bashar al-Assad, including Lebanon, a country that's already dealing with economic crisis of its own.Joe MacaronJune 18, 2020