سوریه

The head of the council joins two Washington Institute experts for a far-ranging conversation on the U.S. role in the northeast, Kurdish threat perceptions, the effect of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and more.

The international community stepped up to the ISIS challenge but has failed miserably to address the multifaceted problems presented by Assad, whose regime has worked with the terrorist group on and off for years.

The SDF has made remarkable progress in its anti-IS operations while Assad’s forces have stagnated, but the coalition and its local partners must still prepare for a renewed terrorist threat on their exposed southern flank.

Although Biden may not see Russia as his top priority, Moscow’s proxy military activities in the Mediterranean are directly aimed at diluting Washington’s leverage in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

روسیه و ایران در استقرار مجدد نیروهای نظامی و نیابتی خود، تقویت کمپین‌های سیاسی اسد، و توسل به انواع تاکتیک‌های ارعاب مردم محلی، برای کسب کنترل کامل در دیرالزور به شکل فزاینده‌ای همکاری می‌کنند.

رابطه بین خانواده اسد و روحانیان شیعه ایران در دهه ۱۹۷۰ آغاز شد. اما در سال‌های پیش از انقلاب، رهبر سوریه دست بالا را در این رابطه داشت و امروز اوضاع بر عکس شده ‌است.

The actions of Moscow and Tehran’s local forces say much about each country’s true intentions in the area, and the most immediate result could be more ethnic cleansing.

Washington needs a special envoy to develop a coherent, intelligence-supported political strategy aimed at isolating Assad, limiting his facilitators, and enabling humanitarian NGOs.

In their view, the regime remains vulnerable to widening political rifts, nationalist grumbling among military officers, and heightened U.S.-Israeli concerns about Iranian domination.