The goal of organizing a Syrian peace conference must seem like a moving target to US policy planners of late. And unlike President al-Assad’s backers in Moscow, Washington’s preferred outcome is only drifting further away from the realm of possibility. 

Delving into the difficult decision facing the Obama administration: whether or not to arm the Syrian opposition.

Exploring some of the potential risks involved in an Israeli intervention in the Syrian conflict.

At two years old, up to 65, 000 dead, and with no end in sight, the Syrian civil war can officially be called a stalemate.

Though the dust has yet to settle from airstrikes in Syria last week, Israel’s “neither conform no deny” posture has forced pundits to speculate on the intended target and whether or not the embattled Assad regime will retaliate.

A list of some of the critical economic and security issues facing the world in February 2013.

Exploring Israel's policy options in response to the war that is raging on its border.

The Erdogan administration has upped the ante in its attempt to reveal foreign patronage in the Syrian Civil War.

Examining whether Turkey’s response to a recent cross-border mortar attack may be a case of geopolitical opportunism.

Deteriorating stability in both Syria and Iraq suggests that the Middle East might be skidding dangerously close to the precipice of a widespread sectarian conflict.