Middle East
Stars are aligned for Trump's troop withdrawal from Syria
It likely won't lead to the violence and humiliation of other botched departures, including from the same region in 2019
April 24, 2025
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Middle East
UAE may need al-Sharaa as much as he needs it. Here's why.
New Syrian president got a warm welcome this week, as he holds out for sanctions relief. So what does Abu-Dhabi stand to gain?
April 16, 2025
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Kurds sign deal in Syria: Case for US troops there 'weaker than ever'
New leadership brings SDF into central govt, leaving little reason for Washington to keep protecting it
March 11, 2025
Middle East
The foreign policy story of 2024: The Fall of Assad in pictures
The surprise regime change is remaking the geopolitical face of the Middle East in real time.
December 30, 2024
Middle East
HTS: Can these Islamists truly unify a post-Assad Syria?
This author hopes a state-centered ideological political agenda — as opposed to a violent global jihadist one — can succeed after years of dictatorship.
December 18, 2024
Middle East
US veterans: Didn't we fight Al Qaeda terrorists for a reason?
Some want to suggest what is happening in Syria is cause for celebration. But not everyone is ready to embrace our new, strange bedfellows.
December 17, 2024
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