Former envoy: Al-Qaida linked leader an ‘asset’ to US Syria strategy
Ambassador James Jeffrey is just reminding us how complicated and counterproductive our policy is there — if there is one.
Ambassador James Jeffrey is just reminding us how complicated and counterproductive our policy is there — if there is one.
The battle for Idlib underscores Russia’s increasing dilemma on how to deal with Turkey as Moscow becomes increasingly active on key MENA dossiers in which Ankara has high stakes.
In Moscow and Ankara, two strongly nationalistic leaders, both endowed with a wily realpolitik-style realism as well as a strong dose of paranoia, perform an intriguing and complex diplomatic dance around each other.