Carnegie Middle East Center
Russian analyst Dmitriy Frolovskiy looks at Moscow’s intentions in Syria, particularly after the Turkish attack in Afrin.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Two years ago Barack Obama warned Russia that it was entering a Syrian quagmire. Moscow is still laughing.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Michael McFaul analyzes the many angles of Russia’s approach to the Syrian conflict.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
On the margins of a Carnegie conference, Nikolay Koshanov and Hossein Mousavian discuss Russia’s and Iran’s role in the Syrian conflict.
In an interview, academic and activist Ziad Majed examines the destructive dynamics across the Middle East.
Donald Trump’s policies on Syria suggest he may favor Assad and has learned little about the country.
In an interview, Walid Joumblatt asks for more U.S. involvement in the Middle East and believes Bashar al-Assad will remain in power.
The attempted coup in Turkey and its aftermath may become a defining moment in both the country’s contemporary history and the war in Syria.
For Russia, the Syrian conflict is clearly a burden, but it is also a source of influence, through which the Kremlin has sought to develop its regional alliances, especially with Iran.
For Turkey, changing course on Syria would be problematic and painful, but staying the course would be no less costly.
Russia and Iran are now trapped in a situation of mutual dependence where both stand to lose if the pact between Moscow, Tehran, and Damascus should fall apart.