Syria
Any Further Erosion of Kurdish Territorial Integrity and Political Autonomy Would Weaken Their Position in the Broader Middle East
Since Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Took over in Damascus, Iran Is Testing Whether It Can Retain Influence in Syria
With the U.S. Occupation of Iraq, al-Julani Joined Al-Zarqawi’s Organization, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Fought in Its Ranks Against the U.S. Army as a Mid-Level Commander
Assad’s Chemical Weapons Stockpiles and Military Infrastructure Are Vulnerable to Exploitation, Transfer, or Misuse
Do Not Be Surprised If Erdoğan Offloads the Hamas Presence from Turkey Into Syria
Calls Are Mounting to Safeguard Syria’s Ethnic and Religious Minorities Following the Ouster of Bashar Al-Assad’s Regime by Islamist Rebels
MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson discussed Syria winners and losers on FOX.
HTS Has Been One of the Most Influential Rebel Factions in Syria, Originally Emerging from Jabhat Al-Nusra, a Group with Close Ties to Al-Qaeda
Hamas, Hezbollah, and Assad’s Syria No Longer Pose a Strategic Threat, but Unpredictable Turkey and Its Proxies Are Ascendant
Jawlani May Say He Preaches Moderation, but If He and His Backers Turn On the Kurds, They Are Essentially Paving the Way for the Return of the Islamic State
Now That the Assad Regime Is Gone and There Is No Central Authority Asserting Its Control Across Syrian Territory, Minimizing Anarchy Is More Relevant for Israel than Ever
Trump Should Offer a Deal: The U.S. Would Support Alawi Autonomy in Latakia in Exchange for a U.S. Takeover of the Russian Naval Base at Tartus
The U.S. and Moderate Arab Allies Could Help the Yemenis End the Nightmare of Houthi Rule
The Question Now Is What Other Countries Could Be Vulnerable to the Same Dynamics That Led to Assad’s Fall
Washington and Jerusalem Must Act Now to Protect Security Interests Before Strategic Opportunities Disappear
The Kurdish Struggle for Self-Determination Mirrors the Jewish People’s Own History
MEF Chief Editor discusses the end of the Assad regime and how the actions of Russia, Iran and Turkey will affect the outcome with FOX News.