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 US helped to unleash waves of displaced people with its post-9/11 wars. Time to find ways to fix, not ignore it.
Moscow’s ability to build relationships with US regional allies is raising flags with the Biden administration.
Much of the reason for being in these two countries has been to keep a check on Tehran. It’s been counterproductive to say the least.
What happened this week only highlights that presidents have been bombing the Middle East in one way or another for 30 years.
During Trump’s tenure, the French president said NATO was in a ‘brain death’ spiral and was talking up a European army.
Biden’s Secretary of State pick inherits a lot of trouble, but we want to make sure he has the right solutions.
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies cites the US experience in Syria as a model for endless war.
This forever war is suddenly getting more expensive. Why are we still there?
As we look inwards to dismantle America’s legacy of racism, we must also recognize that racism and militarism abroad are mutually reinforcing.
Gulf monarchies’ interest in the eastern Mediterranean has been growing steadily in the past few years, bringing the rivalries between them ever closer to the heart of Europe.
This new round of sanctions is targeted at anyone doing business with Bashar al-Assad, including Lebanon, a country that’s already dealing with economic crisis of its own.
The United States is plunging further into its self-defeating foreign policy with new “maximum pressure” sanctions on Syria and anyone doing business with it.
You’re not wrong if you’re thinking that Trump’s handling of the protests across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s murder seems very familiar.
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 United Arab Emirates and Turkey are locked into a regional power struggle that has fuelled conflict in Libya and could spark renewed fighting in Syria.
Since the killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iran has shifted to a custom-made strategy that mixes political and military tactics in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.
Ankara fears the risks of a geopolitical situation emerging in the Middle East and North Africa whereby the UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia — along with the Syrian government, Libya’s eastern administration, Greece, and Cyprus — form an anti-Turkish front.
Suspending all sanctions now will not only help combat the coronavirus, but it will also create the conditions to resolve our differences diplomatically.
Shifting the approach to focus on shared humanitarian interests on the ground can open the door to cooperation with Russia, maintain Western influence in Syria, and facilitate the rebuilding of a war-torn country.
The American obsession with Iran has led to a series of policy failures throughout the past four decades. It’s time to change course.