Syria

Erdoğan Loyalist Feridun Sinirlioğlu Was Elected Secretary General of OSCE, a 57-member Regional Security Organization Spanning North America, Europe, and Central Asia

Kurds Face a Jihadist Group Wielding Political Power and Significant Turkish Involvement in Syria’s Affairs
As Assad’s Forces Lost Aleppo and Hama to the Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham-Led Insurgents, They Faced an Uprising in Southern Syria That Contributed to the Regime’s Collapse
The Turkish Government Intends to Appoint Senior Officials Under the Guise of Advisors to Assist Syrian Authorities with Managing Various Government Portfolios
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Turkey Will Allow Kurds to Be Partners Only If They Abandon a Secular and Democratic Worldview
Turkey’s Actions Already Cross the Rubicon and Place American Forces and Interests in Jeopardy
The Battle to Oust Assad Has Long Ceased to Be About Democratic Reforms or Justice for the Syrian People
‘Hayat Tahrir Al Sham’ Means ‘Organization for the Liberation of the Levant,’ Meaning Much of the Middle East, Including Israel, Lebanon and Jordan
How Israeli Incursions and Local Resistance Are Shaping Tensions on the Syrian Border
How Sectarian Divides, Corruption, and Abandoned Alliances Led to the Sudden Fall of Assad’s Regime
Stopgap Measures Hinder the Department of Defense’s Ability to Plan, Procure, and Posture Effectively
Few in Syria Take Seriously the Moderate Image Currently Being Presented by HTS Leader Abu Mohammed Al-Julani
In the Period Between 2017 and 2024 Al-Jolani and His Movement Were the de Facto Rulers of Idleb Province
Syrian Kurds Seize Opportunity for Change Amid Assad’s Fall, But Fear Islamist Opposition and Regional Instability
In Apparent Snub to U.S., Turkish Foreign Minister Says ‘Elimination’ of Group Is Country’s ‘Strategic Goal’
U.S.-Led Reconstruction of Germany and Japan Served Its Purposes at the Time, but Should Not Mandate Permanently Rebuilding Belligerents
The United States Should Worry About Billions of Dollars Indirectly Enriching Militants Who Mirror or Are Directly Loyal to Al Qaeda
Every Democrat Awakes Knowing When His Rule Might End; Every Dictator Awakes Knowing Today Could Be His Last
In Uprisings Across the Middle East and North Africa, Elites and External Powers Have Appropriated the Peoples’ Democratic Aspirations
Abdullah II May Not Fall—Neither Israel nor the United States Want That Outcome—but He Nevertheless Has a Target on His Back