Syria

Turkish airstrikes in Syria have escalated over the last month as the world concentrates on a different crisis.

Among Arab countries, the race is on to repair ties with the Assad regime.

Continuing revolt shows the hollowness of Assadist peace claims.

In an effort to outflank the populist right, the ruling Social Democrats have adopted one of the harshest refugee policies in the world.

But the rival powers strike a compromise that prevents catastrophic shut-off of lifesaving aid to Syrians.

On Telegram, pet care, gardening, and corruption scandals have replaced religious fervor.

A regime that bombs hospitals and blocks convoys of baby formula does not deserve a leading role in global health.

And that makes it all the more challenging to get to grips with.

Cross-border access into Syria has become a stress test for Putin and Biden's nascent relationship.

Pentagon planners had been spotting Iran-backed drone attacks targeting U.S. troops for weeks before the strikes.

They vanquished the Islamic State and are now in desperate need of aid.

Women’s representation is critical to lasting peace, but they are losing ground at the negotiating table.

The conflict’s impact on the world’s ability to prevent atrocities will be felt for years to come.

Armed checkpoints along key trade routes—not natural resources—are the key to financing rebel groups and insurgencies around the world.

Russia’s blockage of aid deliveries threatens to make Syria’s humanitarian disaster the worst it’s been since the war began.

Only Washington has the carrots and sticks to steer the conflict towards resolution.

Companies linked to the Wagner group are snapping up oil and gas leases—with an eye to pumping influence, not oil.

Governments tend to fund large humanitarian agencies, but small groups run by refugees are a better investment.