Trump’s plan to force a ceasefire runs up against Russian ambitions and Ukrainian fears.
Assad Gone, Trump Coming: What’s Ukraine’s Future?
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Syria
U.S. Commission Calls for Recognition of Rojava
The Kurdish enclave in Syria could be a model of democratic governance in an otherwise autocratic region.
The Embalming of Syria
The Trump administration is doing its best to keep Syria dismembered and near death.
It’s Not Too Late for Rojava
The Trump administration betrayed the Kurds in Syria. But there is still time to turn things around.
Trump Is Betraying U.S. Partners in Syria and Libya
The Kurds and the Misratan militias have seen U.S. support evaporate.
There Is Still Hope for Rojava
Kurds have established a democratic state in Syria. Can the United States help it survive?
A Post-War Syria?
The war is winding down but very little progress has been made on addressing the underlying causes.
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?
Syria’s Bureaucracy of Death and the Fate of the Disappeared
The Syrian government has just confirmed the deaths of hundreds of detainees. Why?
Turning 74 in a Failing World
A snapshot of life in a potentially failing country on a potentially failing planet.