The next U.S. administration must fix our broken Syria policy
The U.S. should fully withdraw its forces from Syria and use its remaining leverage to facilitate diplomacy between Syria’s neighbors that are heavily enmeshed in the civil war.
The U.S. should fully withdraw its forces from Syria and use its remaining leverage to facilitate diplomacy between Syria’s neighbors that are heavily enmeshed in the civil war.
A close look at the strategic landscape suggests that lifting or extending the arms embargo will have a limited security impact.
Flexing military muscles to counter Russia in the Arctic risks sparking a situation where states embark on the relentless mission of trying to achieve a monopoly of violence in the region.
Donald Trump withdrew from the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran, known as the JCPOA, in May 2018, and reinstated sanctions against the country.
A new report finds that the Trump administration has increased the global nuclear threat through policy failures and mismanagement.
A China that Russia is increasingly dependent on could serve to limit Moscow’s — indeed, Putin’s own — freedom of action internationally.
Some have argued that the US should commit to an increasing dependence on petroleum, as well as ushering in a new cycle of overseas interventions propping up an existing, overburdened, and outdated system of U.S. military hegemony.
While the world is facing a pandemic, Turkey is expanding its regional influence.
The military-industrial-complex needs an enemy … and your tax dollars.
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.
Whether defined as a partnership or an alliance, U.S.-NATO-Turkish relations will continue to face the test of confronting common challenges.
Key Arab countries are attempting to regain influence in Syria, but because of U.S.-Russian tension their diplomatic success might end up being limited.
Trump loosened regulations on oil drilling in pursuit of his “energy dominance” policy, but the recent Saudi “oil shock” has demonstrated its fragility.
The Turkish-Russian stand-off in Syria has a long history.
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.
The Trump administration should extend New START and engage China on a parallel track regarding strategic stability and risk reduction measures.
Putin’s interest isn’t necessarily in any particularly candidate, but rather sowing division within the U.S. and among the U.S. and its allies abroad.
Establishing a safe zone filled with armed groups hostile to the Syrian government will only create a new Idlib and put off a final resolution to this nearly decade-long conflict.
Given the escalation of violence between Turkey and Syrian government forces, Putin’s balancing act between Erdogan and Assad may no longer be sustainable.
A deadly attack on Turkish forces in Syria has brought Idlib’s crisis to a dangerous crossroads. How did it come to this and what’s likely to happen next?
Putin and Erdogan have weathered some storms together. Might they finally reach their breaking point?