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Putin's Plan for Syria

Russia will be as involved in the Syrian peace as it was involved in the Syrian war.

Dmitri Trenin

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Terrorism & Counterterrorism Dec 8, 2017 Snapshot

The Bloody Split Within ISIS

In the years after 2014, ultra-radicals within ISIS began to condemn their leaders and fellow militants—and were hunted down in response.

Vera Mironova, Ekaterina Sergatskova, and Karam Alhamad

Post-Conflict Reconstruction Nov 29, 2017 Snapshot

Iran and Russia, Growing Apart

The IRGC wishes not only to secure Iranian influence in post-war Syria, but also to transform its allied Syrian militias into an institutionalized military-political...

Alex Vatanka

(L to R) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladmir Putin, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, November 2017.

Syria Nov 23, 2017 Snapshot

Russia's Questionable Counterterrorism Record

Russia’s record suggests it will never be an honest broker or reliable partner for the West in combating terrorism.

Anna Borshchevskaya

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, November 2017.

Strategy & Conflict Nov 8, 2017 Snapshot

Kurd Your Enthusiasm

Any U.S. policy toward the Kurds must contemplate the wide-ranging implications of Kurdish autonomy rather than simply viewing the group as an instrument in the fight...

Behnam Ben Taleblu and Merve Tahiroglu

Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani at a news conference in Erbil, September 2017.

War & Military Strategy Oct 31, 2017 Snapshot

Syria's Fair-weather Friends

The story of how Syria’s failing regime rebounded to win the war isn’t just about who supported Assad. It’s also about the coalition, the Friends of Syria, that...

Aron Lund

A Syrian opposition fighter in Aleppo, August 2012.

Trump Administration Oct 30, 2017 Snapshot

Syria's Extremist Opposition

There are of course some worthy allies among the Syrian rebels, but not nearly as many as Western regime-change enthusiasts have spent the past few years claiming.

Max Abrahms

Rebel fighters stand guard as a convoy of buses carrying Sunni rebels and civilians, who were evacuated from Zabadani and Madaya, as part of a reciprocal evacuation deal for four besieged towns, travel in al-Rashideen to journey towards rebel-held Idlib,

Security Oct 24, 2017 Snapshot

The Moderate Face of Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda is seeking to cultivate an image as a relatively moderate jihadist group.

Colin P. Clarke

Nusra Front fighters north of Aleppo, Syria, November 2014.

ISIS Oct 13, 2017 Snapshot

Inside ISIS’ Dysfunctional Schools

Much of what is known about ISIS’ educational system is based on the group’s own propaganda, but there is a significant gap between the group’s virtual world and the...

Kinana Qaddour

Foreign Aid Oct 4, 2017 Snapshot

Don't Fund Syria's Reconstruction

Syria’s reconstruction cannot be dictated or meaningfully shaped by Western donors—at least not to any satisfactory political ends.

Sam Heller

A man walks past damaged buildings in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, August 2017.

Refugees & Migration November/December 2017 Comment

Keeping Out of Syria

With ISIS’ defeat in Syria looming and Assad’s regime likely to regain the entire country before long, the United States should recognize the limits of its...

Robert S. Ford

Behind enemy lines: Kurdish fighters in Raqqa, Syria, July 2017.

From the Archives Sep 25, 2017 Snapshot

How ISIS Is Transforming

ISIS is transforming from an insurgent organization with a fixed headquarters to a clandestine global terrorist network.

Colin P. Clarke

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard at Nabi Yunus shrine in eastern Mosul, Iraq, April 2017.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Sep 22, 2017 Snapshot

ISIS' Female Suicide Bombers Are No Myth

ISIS and its predecessors have always considered a combat role for women to be undesirable but permissible when necessary.

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi

Spanish police escort a Moroccan woman, accused of attempting to join ISIS, at the Barcelona airport, March 2015.

Strategy & Conflict Sep 15, 2017 Snapshot

A Jihadist Breakup in Syria

Tahrir al-Sham has recently lost some of its most important leaders, but Syria’s most powerful jihadist group may well weather the current storm

Aron Lund

A street market in the rebel-held city of Idlib, June 2017.

Security Sep 7, 2017 Snapshot

The Chechens of Syria

Those who fight with ISIS are just one group of Chechens now operating in Syria.

Vera Mironova and Ekaterina Sergatskova

War & Military Strategy Aug 10, 2017 Snapshot

Jihad Wins in Idlib

HTS has already scored a major strategic victory against Ahrar al-Sham and will likely dominate Idlib from now on.

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi

A drone camera view of rebel-held Idlib city, June 2017.

Security Aug 7, 2017 Snapshot

Will al Qaeda Make a Comeback?

Al Qaeda’s past strength has never been linear, but has waxed and waned based on multiple factors.

Seth G. Jones

Strategy & Conflict Aug 2, 2017 Snapshot

The End of the CIA Program in Syria

On July 20, the CIA ended its covert support for rebels fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Fabrice Balanche

Free Syrian Army fighters in the town of Dael, July 2017.

Syria Jul 27, 2017 Snapshot

The Problem With Syria's Demographics

Recent efforts to end the conflict in Syria have been premised on the erroneous assumption that returning to its pre-war political structure will bring peace.

Tarek Osman

ISIS September/October 2017 Review Essay

True Believers

ISIS’ land may be vanishing, but the dream of a true Islamic state—of heaven on earth—remains.

Graeme Wood

ISIS Jul 18, 2017 Snapshot

Washington's Dead End in Syria

Washington’s approach to fighting ISIS in Syria—and in particular the local Kurdish partner it has chosen—has granted a victory that can last only as long as the...

Sam Heller

A camp for people displaced from fighting in Raqqa, Syria, July 2017.

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