Assad’s regime has left a variety of factions fighting for power in Syria. Although none yet presents a clear threat of ...

Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the nation has become a battleground for competing hegemons. The United ...

In historical terms, the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Moral: Don't mess with the ...

The outgoing US secretary of state on putting pressure on Beijing over Ukraine, the ‘road map’ for Syria — and why America ...

We are not alone in the world in being insular as a people. Let there be the smoke of war and burnt flesh wafting in and ...

The hours of 2024. It's a cliché, but it has flown by again. Like last year, 2024 was characterised by turmoil in Europe and ...

Syria's new government likely needs arms to solidify its hold on power. That's an opening for its Turkish backers.

The ‘transitional’ administration at Damascus looks like it is going to stay a while — that’s good news if your last name is ...

The Pentagon said on Monday a ceasefire between Turkey and the U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian forces around the northern Syrian city of Manbij was holding.

Syrian refugees in Turkey are considering whether to return home following the overthrow of the Syrian dictator, Bashar a-Assad. But many remain worried about their country's future.

Breakthrough. A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party was permitted to meet with Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned ...

A few developments over the past week bode ill for the Middle East’s sectarian rivalries, with implications for U.S. strategy in the region. On Dec. 27, ...