Tag: Turkey Syria

West takes only baby steps towards easing Syria’s Assad-era isolation

Middle East Sharmila Devi - January 10, 2025.

Western countries are still taking baby steps to lift sanctions on Syria a month since the fall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime as the former...

Europeans must press Trump to stand by Syria’s Kurds

Middle East Harvey Morris - December 18, 2024.

Turkey has confirmed that its top priority in what Donald Trump this week termed its “unfriendly takeover” of Syria is the dismantling of a US-backed...

Rebel retaking of Aleppo forces world to recalculate strains on geopolitical order

Middle East Sharmila Devi - December 6, 2024.

A stunning offensive by Syrian rebels who overran Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo on 29 November has reminded the world of the law of unintended consequences. The...