Turkey

Suspected white phosphorus attacks in Syria, sanctions take their toll on Chinese firms, and Britain debates Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal.

By going along with the myth that the president is pulling out of the Middle East, his critics are helping make U.S. wars there worse.

By abandoning the Kurds in Syria, Trump has undermined one of his central foreign policies.

Photos of children show horrific burns caused by what looks like white phosphorus.

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.

Washington has abandoned the Kurds. If Europe doesn’t bolster its defenses, the Poles, Lithuanians, and Latvians could be next. 

After a long, mysterious delay, the Trump administration finally targets the Turkish bank for helping Iran to evade U.S. sanctions. Don’t expect Ankara to cooperate.

Erdogan told Trump he would not attack the symbolically important Kurdish-held town in northern Syria.

The Syrian Democratic Forces have recaptured some territory from Turkish-backed forces.

Leaving the refugee crisis unresolved while legitimizing the brutal Assad regime will only do further harm to U.S. interests in the Middle East.

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

U.S. strategy in Syria has long been plagued by short-term thinking, while Russia, Turkey, and Iran played a long game. Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds is just the latest chapter in Washington’s bungled approach to the region.

Trump’s green light for Turkey’s assault on the Kurds is appalling. But he’s not the only one to blame.