Middle East

The ruthless Syrian dictator is guilty of countless war crimes—and regrettably represents his country’s least bad remaining option.

The tentative agreement negotiated by the United States was seen as a major victory for Ankara.

Turkey’s president says Syrian Kurdish fighters are terrorists—but he’s a very unreliable narrator.

The seeds of Washington’s abandonment of the Kurds traces back to a classified document written in the 1970s by Henry Kissinger.

The Kurds’ commander in chief explains why his forces are finally ready to partner with Assad and Putin.

New survey data shows that Iraqis are deeply divided on how to punish members of the terrorist group.

The Kurds have no choice but to always trust the United States—and to suffer the inevitable consequences.

As the Trump administration withdraws its troops from northern Syria, the country is becoming a regional free-for-all.

By abandoning America’s Kurdish partners in Syria, the White House has sent a message to allies everywhere that Washington can’t be trusted. 

A major new report about the Syrian war raises the question of whether Washington ever cared about it in the first place.

The Yemeni minority group hardly had anything to do with Iran—until the Saudis got involved.

Ethnic cleansing of Uighurs in China has forced an exodus to Istanbul—and a desperate effort to keep their culture alive.

Tehran’s retaliatory strategy was failing—until the United States started handing it a generational victory.

A previously unknown Egyptian has started an anti-Sisi protest movement—and is opposed by government and liberal elites alike.

Donald Trump should use the U.N. General Assembly as an opportunity to open dialogue with Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Blame U.S. blunders for the worsening crisis in the region.

The Kingdom of the Yellow Mountain is just the latest in a long string of claimants to ungoverned territory between Egypt and Sudan.

The U.S. president’s third UNGA address could be more toned down than before.

The U.N. General Assembly begins today with a major climate summit. Over 100 world leaders will attend, but there’s one glaring absence.