After 13 rounds of talks in Kazakhstan, the parties are aiming small. Still, that’s a lot better than nothing.
The View from Syria’s Peace Talks
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Islamic State
Trump Is Betraying U.S. Partners in Syria and Libya
The Kurds and the Misratan militias have seen U.S. support evaporate.
The Alarming Rise of Civilian Deaths in the War On Terror
New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about the scale of the problem.
Baghdadi Is Alive — and so is the ISIS Narrative
The group’s caliphate may be crumbled, but the political conditions that gave rise to it haven’t improved at all.
A Post-War Syria?
The war is winding down but very little progress has been made on addressing the underlying causes.
Syria’s Long War Will Be Decided in These Three Theaters
A bloody siege looms over Idlib, the U.S. is digging into the east, and conflict between Iran and Israel may put Syria in the crosshairs.
Will Russia Bring Home Children Who Lived in Islamic State?
Russia had a program to return Russian women and children from Iraq and Syria. What happened to it?
Islamic State: From Physical Caliphate to Virtual Jihad
The Islamic State is increasingly going on-line to ensure its survival.
The Fall of the House of ISIS
ISIS is on the decline, but the catastrophic political divisions in Iraq and Syria that gave rise to it are no closer to being mended.
David Petraeus Finally Answers His Own Question
ISIS is on the verge of collapse, but the the quagmire continues.