Syria

The caricature of a “a gruff, tough-guy persona" with powerful toys lay at the heart of the contradiction Trump promised as a candidate in 2016.

President Trump's decision to disengage with the YPG and ultimately side with Turkey was rash and immoral, yet fundamentally inevitable.

“To try and live a normal life in this place is to stand against the regime.” Those are the words of Waad al-Kateab, a young filmmaker and mother, who chronicles her life in…

A German parliamentary research report serves as an important reminder that evidence and proportionality matter, and that exceptions to the prohibition of the use of force should…

"What seems like a well-intentioned effort to mitigate a mess of Trump’s own making ultimately could make matters worse."

Congress should pass comprehensive legislation mirroring the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act to provide similar options for our Kurdish partners and others in Syria who are in danger.…

Germany’s Defense Minister triggered a debate there and across the Atlantic when she called recently for greater German involvement in Syria and for the establishment of an international…

Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

Despite well-documented concerns, some European States appear to be negotiating the transfer of thousands of foreign ISIS suspects to Iraq.

The president politicized the raid’s aftermath and jeopardized our foreign policy and military operations in the process.

Regardless of which countries try which members of ISIS, the international community needs to begin taking more decisive action if it is serious about bringing members of ISIS…

Turkey's "resettlement plan" for northern Syria - involving the transfer of at least 1 million refugees to the area within Syria it intends to control - is unlawful under the international…