Syria

The Assad regime is suffering a massive outbreak—and burying the bodies in silence.

Reeling from the aftermath of a chemical explosion in the city’s port, Lebanon’s most vulnerable are bracing for even more anguish.

After a record seizure, Italian police blamed the terror group. It’s more likely the Syrian regime has a hand in production and trafficking.

The United States has the opportunity to reshape its alliances and bolster lasting stability in the region—but only by ending a failed approach.

It’s the only way to get Trump to keep troops on the ground.

The Wagner Group, busy sowing chaos from Syria to Libya, is trying to score PR points. But the United States is increasingly pushing back.

A Russian-Chinese veto threatens lifesaving aid to starving Syrians—but Moscow doesn’t care what anyone thinks anymore.

Around the world, security forces use forced displacement as a means of sorting populations. To fix the global displacement crisis, it’s critical to understand how and why they do it.

The pandemic-fueled food shortage in Syria suggests the worst is yet to come in other conflict-riven countries around the world.

The Assad regime is cracking under the pressure of stalemate—just like the State Department planned.

U.N. agencies have submitted themselves to government control and approval. Donors must demand higher humanitarian standards or send their money through other channels.

Western governments have shirked their responsibilities for far too long.

The Caesar Act is an overdue effort to starve the Assad regime of the resources that fuel its atrocities.

Syria’s dictator crushed an uprising—but the ground may be crumbling beneath his feet.

Lawmakers want answers from the nation’s top spy about the impact of a hasty U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

How a shady network of operatives serves as the tip of the spear in Russia’s global influence efforts with almost no accountability.

Washington’s approach to Syria won’t change, but divergent approaches to Iran could have an indirect effect on the Syrian economy—and the Assad regime.