THE ENDURING WEDGE BETWEEN SYRIA AND LEBANON / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Enduring Wedge Between Syria and Lebanon Suggestions of a merger are out of touch with reality. By: Hilal Khashan U.S. envoy to Syria an...

AS SYRIA GOES, SO GOES THE MIDDLE EAST / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

As Syria Goes, So Goes the Middle East Many major powers want the new government to take root.  By: Kamran Bokhari Situated at the crossroad...

BETWEEN FEAR AND HOPE IN SYRIA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Between Fear and Hope in Syria Five months after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, many Syrians fear they have merely exchanged one autocrat fo...

TRUMP ON TOUR: TRUMP RESETS AMERICA´S MIDDLE EAST POLICY IN SURPRISING WAYS / THE ECONOMIST

Trump on tour Trump resets America’s Middle East policy in surprising ways Hawks are out and pragmatists are in, at least for now THE SAUDIS...

THE FIGHT FOR SYRIA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Fight for Syria Whether Israel likes it or not, Turkey is better positioned to dominate in the new, post-Assad Syria. In lieu of a Weste...

THE NEVER ENDING BATTLE FOR SYRIA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Never-ending Battle for Syria Dominating the Middle East requires controlling this part of it. By: Hilal Khashan Syria has been the targ...

PUTIN´S SETBACKS ARE COLD COMFORT FOR EUROPE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe While many commentators have correctly described recent developments in Syria as a strategic lo...

PUTIN´S HUMILIATION IS SYRIA REVERBERATES IN RUSSIA / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Putin’s Humiliation in Syria Reverberates in Russia The collapse of the seemingly all-powerful Assad regime shows how fragile dictatorships ...