Syria

With larger powers in retreat, small countries and civil society groups have stepped up—and they have won some significant victories.

He inherited the conflict. It’s up to him to resolve it responsibly.

U.S. Syria policy is dogged by infighting and confusion.

At least one of Israel’s occupations will be permanent, whether anyone else likes it or not.

The Turkish government doesn’t have a soft spot for the Islamic State, and Ankara stands to lose more than anyone if the terrorist group makes a comeback.

The Trump administration still lacks key ambassadors and senior diplomats to help tackle its biggest foreign-policy challenges.

There’s a reason the current president’s approach to the war-torn country is as confused as Obama’s was. Syria is a no-win situation.

Despite the rhetoric in Washington, the United States continues to conduct air and artillery strikes—and has not yet sent troops home.

His many controversial comments often align with the president’s views.

In Capernaum, Nadine Labaki finds a new way for film to deal with poverty.

The president's shift in policy has been portrayed as a surprise—but America's foreign-policy machinery was quietly tasked with preparing for it months ago.

The U.S. president says Afghanistan is Pakistan and Russia’s business and calls Syria nothing but “sand and death.”

Forget the Middle East—it’s time to prepare for attacks from the former Soviet Union.

Erdogan wants to confront the Kurds, not the Islamic State. Outsourcing the battle to Ankara will endanger America.

Peace in Yemen, rapprochement with Russia, and other hopes and dreams for the year ahead.

Erdogan promises to finish America's fight against the Islamic State, but it's the Kurds that he's out to destroy.

As U.S. leadership fades, authoritarian leaders are competing to see how much they can get away with.

An ambitious oral history project will determine how the war in Syria is remembered.

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Emmanuel Macron’s responsibilities in the Middle East’s biggest war are about to grow beyond his ability to fulfill them.