Turkey’s Assertiveness in and around Cyprus: South China Sea Redux?
Opposition to Turkey’s geopolitical power play in the Eastern Mediterranean is mounting, but there’s no sign that Ankara will be backing down anytime soon.
Turkey & Russia’s Détente Tested in Idlib
Turkey-Russia cooperation is under strain as the Syrian regime intensifies its attempts to re-take the last major rebel stronghold in the civil war.
Mercenaries and the Wagner Group: What’s Old Is New Again
Russia’s infamous mercenary outfit is an effective mix of old and new.
Tweets Alone Won’t Save Idlib from Tragedy
It will take direct and unified intervention, not tweets and condemnation, if the West is to head off a humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib.
Work Unfinished: Peacebuilding and Sexual Violence
Peace plans for long-running conflicts must include provisions for the survivors of sexual violence, and Syria is no exception.
Trump is Right on Syria
It may be hard admit given the US president’s woeful foreign policy record, but Trump is right on Syria: it’s time for the United States to get out.
Washington’s Syria Dilemma: The Kurdish Issue
The Kurdish issue is blocking the road out of Syria for the US government, and finding a resolution will be anything but easy.
As Islamic State Retreats, the Battle to Rebuild Is Only Beginning
Large swathes of Iraq and Syria remain utterly devastated by the war with Islamic State.
Backgrounder: Hezbollah
Examining Hezbollah, the paramilitary group at the heart of the Saudi-Iran contest for the Middle East.
The 2018 Bucharest Conference on Terrorism and the Middle East
This year’s Bucharest Conference on Terrorism and the Middle East explored regional security issues from the perspectives of experts from Iran, Syria, and Russia.