Topic:Syria — Page 2 of 4 — Global Security Review %

Defense & SecurityNATO, Syria, United States

Are The U.S. And Its Partners Losing Their Grip On Syria’s North East?

Ahmad al-Khaled

The oil-rich province of Deir ez-Zor, located in Eastern Syria, has witnessed another escalation between the local Arab populace and the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Unexpectedly for the SDF…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyRussia, Syria, Turkey, United States

The American Plan for Syria

Hashim Abid

It’s been nearly a decade since the war in Syria began due to public discontent towards the regime’s handling of the country’s political affairs. Resentment grew into open revolt, which…

Defense & SecurityIraq, ISIS, Syria, Terrorism, United States

Now That Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead, What Next?

Alan Lis

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was killed on the 26th of October in a raid carried out by U.S. Special Forces when he detonated a suicide…

EnergyEnergy, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States

Rethinking U.S. Energy Security to Hedge Against Heightened Instability in the Middle East

Connor Sutherland

As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the September 2019 attack on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil fields in Saudi Arabia, he defined the incident as “an…

Defense & SecurityIndia, Iraq, ISIS, Sri Lanka, Syria

Sri Lanka: Jihadism and Separatism in an Ethnically-Divided Country

Paolo Zucconi

On April 21st, Sri Lanka suffered from several lethal terrorist attacks that killed at least 359 people and injured over 500 more. Of the victims, thirty-five were citizens of foreign…

Defense & SecurityHezbollah, Iran, Iraq, IRGC, ISIS, Lebanon, Syria, United States

Designating the IRGC as a Terrorist Group: Consequences for U.S. Forces

Ali Arfa

The obsession in the United States with the “war on terror” entered a new phase when U.S. President Donald Trump formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign…

Defense & SecurityHezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States

Conflict and Competition in the Middle East Will Persist Throughout 2019

Vincent Lofaso

In previous years, interest in the Middle East was largely focused on ISIS (DAESH). This year, however, that focus will shift towards Iran. As the threat from the extremist Sunni…

Defense & SecurityIran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United States

What’s in an Iranian Drone’s Name?

Ali Arfa

Iranians are skilled in the localization of almost anything Western or foreign. This is partly because of the nationalist, anti-imperialist promises of the 1979 revolution, and partly due to U.S.…

Economics & TradeCrimea, European Union, NATO, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, United States

Why Russian Sanctions are Ineffective

Gabriella Gricius

For over four years, Western governments and international organizations have levied increased sanctions on Russia. Sanctions were first imposed in 2014 when the United States and European Union imposed visa…

Defense & SecurityRussia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine

Russia Transfers Five Warships Out of Caspian Sea

Joshua Kucera

This story was originally published by Eurasianet. Russia has transferred at least five warships out of the Caspian Sea into European waters in response to threats in that theater, at…

DiplomacyIran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, United States

What’s next for Iran after the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal?

Ehsan Ahrari

Iran versus the United States Commenting on competitive interactions between a weak and a strong state, Thucydides is reported to have stated: “The strong do what they have to do and…

Government & PoliticsChina, Iran, Russia, Syria, United States, Venezuela

Venezuela is Now a Dictatorship

Miguel Angel Latouche

Less than 20 countries worldwide have recognized the re-election of Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela’s president. Fewer than half of Venezuela’s registered voters participated in the South American country’s May 20…