Let's assume Syria remains reasonably stable and its government basically inclusive and not vindictive, which appears to be HTS' intention.…
The existing road map for Syria's political process is UN Security Council resolution 2254, which Assad stymied. HTS and the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tLBPbEXScA Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al Sham, is on a roll. His forces are leading a…
Trump himself might like the notion of shoring up sovereignty. Neither Bosnia nor Kosovo has ever been "great." But making…
Success of the rebellion against Assad would be a serious defeat for Russia and Iran. Even an outcome (without all…
The greatest threat to the opposition forces will arise if Turkiye unleashes its proxies against the Kurds. That would divide…
The damage to America's image in the world and to its its institutions of defense and justice is too great.…
But that isn't happening. So I'll migrate to Bluesky gradually, keeping my presence and activity on Twitter/X as well. It's…
Trump menaces many of the values I am grateful for. Thanksgiving anxieties are justified.
Even without Trump's chaos, the expansion would be unlikely to last much longer. We are in for a difficult four…