Syria

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.

The State Department’s top official for Iran thinks Russia and Syria see more benefits to a potential Iranian drawdown.

With Putin’s help, Assad has constrained the capacity of the United Nations to deliver health supplies in opposition-controlled territory, which faces rising risk of the coronavirus. 

Turkey and Russia are using desperate mercenaries from the last war to fight in the next one.

But Russia blocks the reopening of a critical border crossing for humanitarian aid.

Under fire from human rights groups, the Pentagon is asking lawmakers for funding to improve its ability to track civilian casualties in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, Foreign Policy has learned. 

A Syrian official goes on trial this week for war crimes. His defense centers on the rebels who helped him defect—and now want nothing to do with him.

After the assassination of its high-ranking general, Iran has successfully doubled down on its regional military strategy.