Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad enter a hall during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2015. Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow on Tuesday evening to thank Putin for launching air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria. Picture taken October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. - RTS5E2Z

Beyond no-fly: Other options for pressuring Russia to drop support for Assad

Thursday, November 3, 2016

John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov

You don’t need a no-fly zone to pressure Russia in Syria

Steven Heydemann

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

A Syrian girl in a wheelchair is pushed by another migrant as they walk towards the Greece border on a road near Edirne, Turkey, September 15, 2015. Turkish security forces stopped hundreds of people, mainly Syrians, from marching towards western Turkey's border with Greece on Tuesday in a bid to reach Europe, potentially opening up a new front in the escalating migrant crisis.REUTERS/Osman Orsal - RTS16KG

Disabled and forcibly displaced

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Iraqi army vehicles pushing into Topzawa village during the operation against Islamic State militants near Bashiqa, near Mosul, Iraq October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah - RTX2Q8CV

The Islamic State’s coming rural revival

William McCants and Craig Whiteside

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with a Cuban news agency in this handout picture provided by SANA on July 21, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTSJ1BS

Bring Syria’s Assad and his backers to account now

John R. Allen and Charles Lister

Monday, October 24, 2016

U.S. President Barack Obama salutes upon his return to the White House in Washington, U.S. after visiting flood damage area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTX2MRF7

Is a better world possible without U.S. military force?

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) react around a table during a bilateral meeting where they discussed the crisis in Syria, in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Christophe Bott/Pool - RTX2OYRS

A Syrian deadlock for years to come

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, October 17, 2016

(L-R) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo before a Middle East Quartet Principals Meeting during 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSP5ER

Moscow gambles on raising the stakes—in Syria and across the board

Friday, October 7, 2016

What does success in the Middle East look like for the next president?

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EDT

Panelists discuss short-term responses to refugee arrival. From left to right: Roger Cohen, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Qutaiba Idlbi Co-Founder - People Demand Change; Arnd Boekhoff Co-Founder - Hanseatic Help e.V.; Philipp Appel Manager, Corporate Partnerships & Foundations - Save the Children, Germany;

After UNGA: The role of cities in refugee integration

Thursday, September 29, 2016