The fall of the Syrian regime degraded Iran’s position in the country and, in doing so, has made Syria a battleground for the ...

Staying put. Israeli forces will remain in the formerly demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights, including Mount ...

Bashar Assad’s ouster in Syria will likely have far-reaching consequences for close ally Russia, extending even into its ...

Last weekend, Saudi Arabia ditched the comprehensive defense pact it had been pursuing with the U.S. in favor of a smaller, more limited military cooperation agreement. At first glance, ...

The new Syria. Syria’s new leaders will not allow their territory to be used for attacks against Israel, and so Israeli ...

The new Syria. Syria’s new leaders will not allow their territory to be used for attacks against Israel, and so Israeli forces should withdraw ...

Following a meeting of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee and State Council, Beijing issued a new directive to develop an advanced industrial workforce aimed at driving Chinese-style ...

After months of fighting the junta in Myanmar, one of the country’s most powerful ethnic rebel groups has captured the military’s last western outpost. In doing so, the insurgency now has total ...

By Andrew Davidson Bashar Assad’s abrupt flight from Syria left behind a power vacuum. The rebels who overthrew him are hard ...

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Regional reaction. Turkey condemned Israel’s plan, approved over the weekend, to expand settlements in the occupied Golan ...