But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, ...

In the aftermath, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned Assad’s fall as a foreign-orchestrated conspiracy, a framing that reflects Tehran’s efforts to preserve its image as a ...

Iran is weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades, likely since its decadelong war with Iraq or even since the ...

Maintaining those penalties will only intensify Syria’s isolation by severely limiting the country’s access to reconstruction aid and foreign investment. Western powers will lift sanctions only if the ...

In the absence of decisive action from international actors, Syria is poised to descend further into crisis, as Afghanistan ...

During the course of Syria’s brutal civil war, Assad used chemical weapons more than 300 times against his own citizens, causing thousands of casualties. The worst such attack was a barrage of ...

Gaston argues that efforts to exercise influence through proxies—what she calls “local, hybrid, and substate forces”—are becoming “normalized” as new technologies permit remote warfare and as fragile ...

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani today held a phone call ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster ...