Unmarked flights. Sealed cargo. A vanishing head of state. As Syria descended into chaos, something far more calculated was ...

Unmarked flights. Sealed cargo. A vanishing head of state. As Syria descended into chaos, something far more calculated was unfolding above. What really happened?

Former President of Syria Bashar al-Assad fled the country on December 8th, thus ending his 24-year rule over the state. It ...

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The world of nuclear deterrence is not a destination but a new zone of competition. Can Iran really afford this?

President Donald Trump wants a deal with Iran. Russia has offered to mediate. But an agreement negotiated by Moscow would ...

The United States has begun a significant troop withdrawal from Syria, marking a potential turning point in a controversial ...

In recent months, the Israeli Defense Forces have been much taken by a term that augurs poorly for peaceful accord in the ...

Seated on the pavement outside a bank in central Damascus, Abu Fares's face is worn with exhaustion as he waits to collect a ...

DANA STROUL is Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served as U.S. Deputy Assistant ...

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