This report is part of a regular, quarterly assessment that includes a report card with grades on five key policy areas based ...

The antagonistic interests of the imperialist powers and the regional powers of Israel, Turkey and the Gulf states that have backed Sharaa in their bid to control Syria has the potential to ignite ...

Unifying Syria’s armed forces and deradicalizing its former terrorist elements will be the new regime’s most formidable ...

Israel’s strikes in Syria, framed as protecting the Druze, reflect a strategy to fragment the Syrian state and secure ...

Deal after deal after deal in China-Middle East relations in February 2025. The Middle East now leads BRI investments, with ...

After two massacres by government forces, the U.S. should turn up the heat.

The interim government of Syria must grant more autonomy to minority groups if it wants to survive and succeed.

However, the U.S. under President Donald Trump's administration is placing renewed pressure on Lebanon's new government to ...

Before we begin the analysis, one book I often rely on for insights about historical and culture dynamics of conflict in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued deference to Israel and his withdrawal from the talks are a huge mistake. Unless a ...

Trump made surprising tonal shifts Monday on Gaza and Ukraine. Responding to hideous video of malnourished children in Gaza, ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s legislative elections committee has finalized a new “interim” electoral system for ...