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Syria SDF
QiOSK

Syrian army advances risk fragile deal with Kurdish fighters

As Washington’s priorities have changed, the balance of power has shifted in Damascus’s favor

Ambassador Robert Hunter
Europe

RIP Amb. Robert Hunter, who warned about NATO expansion

His work in both the Carter and Clinton administrations reflected sober analysis and the pursuit of engaging Russia and Iran rather than isolating them

Tony Blair Gaza
Middle East

Phase farce: No way 'Board of Peace' replaces reality in Gaza

There is no ceasefire, no aid, no Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal or stabilization force. Just a lot of talk about Trump-run panels with little buy-in.

Friedrich Merz
Europe

Germany's grandstanding on Iran: The best Europe can muster?

Chancellor Merz predicts the demise of the regime, but it's just more performative rhetoric, not strategy, and helps no one

Trump and Lindsey Graham
Washington Politics

Does MAGA want Trump to ‘make regime change great again’?

The president went from praising ‘the wars we never get into’ to seeing how many the US can get into, and prominent members of his base are eating it up


Trump designates 3 branches of Muslim Brotherhood as terror groups
QiOSK

Trump designates 3 branches of Muslim Brotherhood as terror groups

The move will send shockwaves across the Middle East, where the organization has deep roots