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Syria’s ticking time bomb
Middle East

Syria’s ticking time bomb

Without some form of transitional justice to address sectarian violence, the country risks slipping back into chaos

Stars are aligned for Trump's troop withdrawal from Syria
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

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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

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QiOSK

DoD denies US military building a new 'base' in Syria

But if reports are accurate, something is going on and it has nothing to do with ISIS

The foreign policy story of 2024: The Fall of Assad in pictures
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.

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Middle East

The fall of Assad is a defeat for Russia — and no 'win' for the US

We should note that for every bad outcome for Moscow here, Washington faces an equally unstable path, too