Middle East & North Africa

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to announce military strikes on Syria during a statement at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Trump, promising hellfire in Syria, blinked. Why that could bode well for the Iran deal

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

An old military vehicle can be seen positioned on the Israeli side of the border with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad - RC1E11DB8E30

Will Iran attack Israel over the Syrian conflict? It’s only a matter of time

Dror Michman and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump announces military strikes on Syria while delivering a statement from the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC135DB715B0

4 essential elements of a U.S. strategy on Syria

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement about Syria at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC19863CAF90

A Trump doctrine for the Middle East

Martin S. Indyk

Monday, April 16, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) meet with servicemen as they visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - UP1EDCB13BY37

Pushing back Russia in the Middle East: A thought experiment

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, April 13, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1F85EE2CE0

Israel and Trump are at odds on Syria

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement about missile strikes on a Syrian airbase at his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1F246DC380

Trump’s Syria whiplash

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts strike operations while in the Mediterranean Sea which U.S. Defense Department said was a part of cruise missile strike against Syria on April 7, 2017. Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1218429310

Can a one-off military strike deter Syria’s Assad from using chemical weapons again? The data suggests no

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

A man walks on rubble at a damaged site after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh - RC18866F2CF0

A modest but enduring Syria strategy for President Trump

Pavel K. Baev, Amb. Ryan Crocker, and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S. April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC14F6654840

5 hard choices in Syria

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, April 11, 2018