The ICRC’s Willingness to Sacrifice Its Mission Upon Its Antipathy Toward Jews Is Not a One-Time Occurrence
The Question Now Facing Israel Is This: Will the War in Gaza Recommence?
The U.S. Agency for Global Media, Which Oversees VOA, Should Revise Its Organization and Emphases—or Congress Must Do So
Is the UAE Sending a Message to the U.K.?
Americans Have the Right to Know Whether Obama and Biden Colluded with Tehran to Undermine U.S. National Security
Change Comes after Think Tank Highlights Separatist Agenda
U.N. Reports Involving Israel Are Notorious; U.N. Rapporteurs Engage in Base Antisemitism
The Late Shah’s Son Could Be a Coalition Builder as Many Iranians Reconsider the Monarchy as Iran’s Golden Age
Spotlight: Should Syria Be Decentralized?
The Sunni jihadists ruling Syria claim to have abandoned violence. But whether directly and through proxies, their role in a series of armed attacks on minorities is undeniable. Druze and Alawites have suffered horrific killings, with Kurdish regions also being hit. In response to this sectarian slaughter, some minority communities are demanding autonomy or federalism.
Does Syria have a future as a unified country governed from Damascus? Or would its many minority groups be better served by a decentralized system, if not the breakup of the country into smaller, self-governing polities protected by Israel or others? MEF’s staff and fellows are actively engaged in analyzing this issue, as this selection of their work shows.
Does Syria have a future as a unified country governed from Damascus? Or would its many minority groups be better served by a decentralized system, if not the breakup of the country into smaller, self-governing polities protected by Israel or others? MEF’s staff and fellows are actively engaged in analyzing this issue, as this selection of their work shows.
In Just Eight Months of Sunni Islamist Rule in Syria, Already Three Large-Scale Incidents of Sectarian Violence Have Taken Place
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Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
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