Militias and Iraq’s Role in a Multifaceted Regional War
Introduction Amid the escalating Iran-US-Israel war, Iraq is increasingly becoming one of its central fronts, bringing back into sharp...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Militias and Iraq’s Role in a Multifaceted Regional War
A nation must think before it acts.
Syria
Leveraging the Kurdish National Council and Roj Peshmerga to Break the Deadlock in Syria
State of Play Northeast Syria, for long the most stable corner of the country, has been plunged into turmoil...
Drones and Mass Salvo Attacks: Lessons Learned from the American Defense of Israel
On a cool night in April 2024, the Iranian military surprised American and coalition war planners. It launched...
Syria’s Fragile Transition and the Enduring Minority Question
Nearly a year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime at the hands of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and...
An Emergent US-Favored Regional Order in the Middle East and its Challenges
In the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza and...
Post-Assad Syria: Challenges, Opportunities, and the US Role in Shaping its Future
The unexpected fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8 has put Syria in the spotlight once again. Following...
What’s Next for Syria, the Region, and the World?
Philip Wasielewski Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power has ended the Baath Party’s and Assad dynasty’s long rule over Syria....
US Policy in Northeast Syria: Toward a Strategic Reconfiguration
Amid escalating regional tensions since October 7 last year and reports of American contemplations of troop withdrawal from Syria,...
NATO Needs to Get Serious at Seventy-Five
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently arrived in Washington seeking to persuade the White House and Congress to successfully...
Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2024?
Editor’s Note: This article is the sixth annual “Trends in Terrorism” essay from global counterterrorism expert and FPRI non-resident...