السياسة العربية والإسلامية

In this episode of the Institute’s Syria Breakdown series, Turkey analyst Soner Cagaptay traces the revolutionary transformation of Ankara's relationship with Damascus from heated enemies to the closest of allies.

If Washington and its European partners fail to remediate ongoing disputes over trade rights and Western Sahara, they may leave room for Russia and China to assert more influence in the kingdom.

In this episode of the Institute’s Syria Breakdown series, Russia analyst Anna Borshchevskaya explains why Russia's long military intervention in Syria failed to protect the regime of its local ally, Bashar al-Assad, from collapse in the face of a stunning rebel advance.

شخصيات من المجتمع المدني السوري تنضم إلى مسؤول أمريكي سابق لمناقشة المشاعر المحلية على الأرض وتقييم التحديات الصعبة لبناء دولة أفضل.

The group has been greatly diminished by a year of war, but the Lebanese people won’t feel the difference unless the international community pushes Beirut and the LAF to reestablish trust and authority.

As the group consolidates control in newly seized Aleppo, its leader is seeking to allay fears among minorities, pro-Assad residents, and skeptical Western officials alike.

أظهر المستجيبون لاستطلاع جديد وشامل آراءً مستقلة بشكل لافت حول قضايا تتراوح بين نجاح "حماس" في حرب غزة واحتمال انهيار إسرائيل.

كان الإرهابي الذي طالما أفلت من القبض معروفاً بوحشيته تجاه الإسرائيليين وسكان قطاع غزة على حد سواء، ويفتح موته الباب أمام تقدم دبلوماسي واقتصادي وسياسي.

Some observers argue that the group's plans for Iraq will eventually cohere with U.S. interests, but this view ignores how its leaders are already pursuing the Hezbollah model of terrorist state capture.