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With every biased and reckless move into which U.S. strategy in the Middle East slips, Russian diplomacy shows up to fish in American-troubled waters. Over the past decade—following the “Arab Spring” and the failure of American and European approaches to managing the regional scene—the West effectively outsourced to Russia the task of stabilizing the regional balance, starting from Syria. Whether through its deals with Turkey, Syria, or even Israel, Moscow used the “Syrian pl

[Context and Partial Acceptance] Amid mounting Palestinian and Arab pressures, the “Hamas” movement partially accepted Trump’s peace...

In the ongoing debate over how far the modern nation‑state concept applies to Middle Eastern states in U.S. strategy, statements by U.S....

The New York Conference for the Two-State Solution: The Cumulative Harvest of a Tireless Effort Woven by Saudi Diplomacy with Prudence...

As not seen since the 1956 Suez Crisis, the escalating repercussions of more than 150 countries voting to declare recognition of the...

At a pivotal moment reflecting the profound transformations reshaping the international order, Beijing staged a massive military parade...

Preserving Regional and National Peace Requires Complex Diplomacy to Avert the Consequences of Uncertainty and Repercussions The...

A Thousand Peace Pacts Are Easier than the New Cease-Fire with IsraelSamir al-Taqi, Perhaps signing a thousand peace agreements is far...

In her book on the civil war in Syria, The Morning They Came for Us , di Giovanni says, “The savage act does not destroy only the souls...

With his singular genius, Shakespeare embodied in King Lear  and Hamlet  the features of the turbulent transition from Elizabeth I to the...

Ukraine and Europe held their breath as they watched Zelensky stride confidently in his new suit into the same Oval Office where his...

After Alaska, whose court is the ball in? And will the world be any safer? Against the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Trump is...

After the end of his first term, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a campaign to reshape the structure of the Republican Party by...

By Dr. Samir al-Taqi In his book on the Syrian civil war, Janine Di Giovanni writes, “The savage act does not only destroy the souls of...

Anyone who fails to notice the deepening rift among Syrians is simply closing their eyes to reality. The central issue today is not how...

Since the dawn of the agricultural revolution, Syria—owing to its strategic position at the intersection of major international and...

By Samir al-Taqi Why did Barack and Macron summon al-Sheibani to Paris—with Israeli minister Ron Dermer at the table? *A seasoned former...

Introduction A recent investigative report reveals that Syria is quietly reshaping its economy under the guidance of Hazem al‑Sharaa ,...

Dear friends, This article is restricted to subscribers, and because it concerns Syrian affairs I am sending you a copy of the text for...

After the Twelve-Day War, while leafing through some of my old pieces, I came across an article I had published in An-Nahar Al-Arabi  on...