The worst case scenario has come for Syria and the region at large.
Soon after the Arab Spring spread into Syria, conflict between Damascus and Ankara has been escalating rapidly. Numerous factors have exacerbated the dispute, including the presence of around 100,000 Syrian asylum seekers… More…
As the situation in Syria worsens, King Abdullah II faces a looming security crisis — how he reacts to it will shape the region’s future.
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Would Bashar al Assad be desperate enough to provoke a regional conflagration? If he is, there’s a target on the U.S. personnel in Jordan.
Bashar al Assad has been at war with his own country — or vast swathes of it, at least — for a year and a half. His regime is more threatened now than ever before, and the duration of the violence has only hardened opposition to his regime from the international community. (cont.) More…
The Kurds of Iraq and Syria are seeking greater autonomy. How to achieve that autonomy is another matter.
This is part two of a two-part series by Senior Editor J. Dana Stuster discussing the issues facing Kurdistan. More…
The Kurds of Iraq and Syria are seeking greater autonomy. How to achieve that autonomy is another matter. This is the first in a two-part series on Kurdistan by Senior Editor J. Dana Stuster. You can read the second piece here tomorrow. More…
Russia and China stand to lose from inaction, but do they realize what’s at stake? More…
No end in sight for Jordan’s refugee crisis More…
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