A friend asked today what I thought of the current situation in Syria. I responded: Predictable and predicted. The Syria…
The president had two angry meetings yesterday, one with the press while the Italian president looked on, and one with…
A plea that arrived today from residents of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria: Recent and sudden political developments on the…
The Trump administration says it wants a cease-fire in northern Syria. Treasury announced sanctions against 3 ministries and higher tariffs…
These have been consequential days to be out of commission due to lack of a computer power supply, but Amazon…
Who knows what US policy in Syria/Turkey is this morning? NYT has some "live updates." The president played golf yesterday while aides…
After the Syrian Pullback: What's Next for Middle East Policy|October 15, 2019|9:15am-11:00am|Hudson Institute|Stern Policy Center, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite…
President Trump, whether intending to or not, has made it eminently clear that the US would do nothing militarily to…
Do you know what US policy is toward Turkey this morning? I can't figure it out. The president called the…
Yousif Ismael is the Director of Media and Policy at the Washington Kurdish Institute. Colin Tait is a Research Assistant…