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Who Holds Sway Over Ahmad al-Sharaa, and How?
With all the setbacks in mind, the Syrian state is unlikely to resolve them without foreign backing. The government’s immediate need for legitimacy makes foreign engagement almost unavoidable.
Read MoreErdogan Wants to Talk About Genocide: Let’s Start With Armenia
Scrolling online, I came across a banner showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Radovan Karadžić and Joseph Stalin. It bore the caption: “Once convicted, he...
Read MoreFrom Nasser to Erdoğan: Appropriating The Palestinian Cause Never Ends Well for Anyone
Gamal Abdel Nasser was perhaps the clearest Arab example of an aspiring regional leader laying claim to the Palestinian cause as a vehicle for power.
Read MoreErdogan is coming for a seat at Lebanon’s table
Turkey is already deeply involved in the Gaza file. It has sought a greater role in Syria, proposed participating in security arrangements that could succeed UNIFIL in Lebanon, and expanded...
Read MoreHezbollah to leverage Damascus?
On Tuesday, Hezbollah Chief Naaim Qassem stated that he had no objection meeting openly with Syria’s new leadership, a first since the ouster of former President Bashar al Assad.
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