Assad’s loss is Turkey’s gain, but other powers are also vying for control of the Middle East.
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The fall of the Assad regime marks a turning point in Syria’s history. But it also opens a ‘chapter fraught with peril’ for the country’s minorities, an expert on religious minorities writes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan both see an opportunity to advance their competing interests in post-Assad Syria.
The country is deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines, which makes continuing violence one likely scenario.
Eleven days that shook the world.
The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
The Red Sea region holds geopolitical importance and has become an arena where local and global interests play out.
The OSCE is the only regional security forum where Ukraine and Russia still meet.
The secret transfer of people from one country to another – against their will – carries great public risks.
The closure of a popular radio station in Istanbul is one of the latest assaults on press freedom in Turkey.
Tartus is Russia’s only foothold on the Mediterranean coast.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will have consequences for the many international players with a stake in the region.
Syria’s new leaders, the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, will face immediate challenges as they seek to consolidate power and form a new government.
Opposition forces marched into Damascus on Dec. 8, seemingly ending the half-century rule of the Assad family. But what happens next?
The swift and unexpected fall of the Syrian capital, Damascus, to Sunni opposition forces marks a pivotal moment in the modern history of the Middle East. Bashar al-Assad’s regime had withstood more than…
Syria’s civil war is back with a vengeance after a lightning rebel advance.
Syria has fractured into three zones: Turkey-backed Sunni forces in the north, US-supported Kurdish forces in the northeast, and the Shiite-backed Assad government controlling the west and south.
Repressive countries have more success in co-opting support to silence overseas critics with governments they trade with.
Turkey is juggling alliances within Nato and potentially with Russia and China.
Turkey’s investment in Somalia is driven by regional and domestic security considerations.
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