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Are Erdogan and Assad ready to bury the hatchet?
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

The United States needs a new Syria policy
Middle East

The United States needs a new Syria policy

Why lifting sanctions is a controversial, but realistic, approach after nine years of failure.

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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.