Syrian Thaw? Arab Normalization with Damascus Ahead of the Arab League Summit
As Arab states prepare to reconvene this March for the 37th Arab League Summit in Algiers, one topic looms...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Syrian Thaw? Arab Normalization with Damascus Ahead of the Arab League Summit
A nation must think before it acts.
Syria
Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2022?
With the world still reeling from the global COVID-19 pandemic, nearly two years in the making, few know what...
Russia’s Forever Wars: Syria and the Pursuit of Great Power Status
September 2021 marks the sixth anniversary of the Russian Federation’s intervention in the Syrian civil war. A patient, flexible...
Engaging Russia over Syria: Managing Peripheral Conflict and Narrowing Interests
Executive Summary The United States is examining how to narrow core objectives in the Middle East to focus...
How to Recalibrate U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Executive Summary Changes in the Middle East have not been sufficiently accounted for in U.S. policy towards the...
Assessing Syria Policy Leaves More Questions than Answers
Aaron Stein has done a real service in his June 15 piece, Assessing the Biden Administration’s Interim Syria Policy....
Assessing the Biden Administration’s Interim Syria Strategy
After taking office in January, the Biden administration began a review of American policy in Syria and the ongoing...
Small Islands, Global Challenges: Greece, COVID, and Mediterranean Migration
Last spring, as Italy, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and other European countries fought to contain the rapid spread of...
The Jihad Legacy of World War I
Known as a pious Muslim, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said in 2015 that it is most difficult to...
Reciprocity and Coercion: Ending the Downturn in U.S.-Iran Relations
Just days after the United States struck Iranian-linked targets in Syria, militia members fired a volley of rockets at...