Domino theory. Some fighters from a Uyghur militant group who helped overthrow the Syrian regime reportedly relocated to Afghanistan and have settled in ...

Blame game. Russia’s Gazprom ceased deliveries of natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Jan. 1, citing Kyiv’s refusal to ...

The Russian economy will be bad in 2025, at least according to Russian citizens. A newly published poll conducted by Levada suggests that nearly ...

Syria was for centuries a meeting place for disparate civilizations and cultures, turning it into one of the most ethnically ...

A few developments over the past week bode ill for the Middle East’s sectarian rivalries, with implications for U.S. strategy in the region. On Dec. 27, ...

The Middle East has broken down into a state of extreme combat. The collapse of the system of governance throughout the region has opened ...

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

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

Fico in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in Moscow to discuss energy, bilateral relations and ...

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

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