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Will the Islamic State (ISIS) Re-Constitute? And Where?: Get ready for the resurgence of the Islamic State, or what many call ISIS. The U.S.-led...
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Will the Islamic State (ISIS) Re-Constitute? And Where?: Get ready for the resurgence of the Islamic State, or what many call ISIS. The U.S.-led...
Four years ago, in January 2020, a US drone carried out a strike in Iraq near Baghdad International Airport, killing Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
President Jimmy Carter has passed at the age of one hundred. The nearly fifty years since the end of his presidency have given us...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is riding high. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former Al Qaeda affiliate Turkey subsidized, armed, and advised, rampaged through Syria...
In a recent Foreign Policy article, Steven Cook and I highlighted how Turkey may be overplaying its hand in Syria. With events evolving rapidly,...
Key Points: The U.S. and Russia remain major arms exporters, but their weapons often fall into unintended hands. After the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of...
With the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, conventional wisdom says Russia has suffered a strategic defeat. After all, Russian President Vladimir Putin has...
Key Points: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria marks a major setback for its key allies, Russia and Iran. Russia’s military presence,...
Key Points: Israel launched Operation Bashan Arrow, a comprehensive military campaign targeting Syria’s remaining military assets amid the collapse of Syria’s regular armed forces....
Key Points: The fall of Syria’s Assad regime after 50 years introduces both opportunities and dangers. While Assad’s demise weakens Russia and Iran’s influence,...