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Syrians
At UN, Blinken Calls for Action on Aid to Syria
Secretary of State Antony Blinken personally represented the United States at a UN Security Council briefing on Syria yesterday, where he warned, “The lives of people in Syria depend on getting urgent...
Policy Briefs
Joe Biden Shouldn’t Return to the Iran Deal
But he probably will anyway.
Op-eds
After a decade of despair, Syria needs our help
Protests spread across Syria 10 years ago Monday, on March 15, 2011. The regime of Bashar Assad responded to this peaceful uprising with gunfire, arbitrary detentions, and torture. Military units defected....
Op-eds
What Red Line Tells Us About Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Book review: Joby Warrick’s book brings to life the history and reaction to Syria’s chemical weapons program and the difficulty in eliminating it.
Op-eds
The pandemic hasn’t hit Syria hard yet. When it does, it’ll be a disaster.
Infections are rising in a country that’s unprepared for the coronavirus.
Op-eds
New Sanctions on Assad Aim to Prevent Atrocities
In 2013, the regime of Bashar al-Assad received a report that opposition forces had captured and killed an employee of the defense ministry. That report was false. The man — a photographer from the...
Op-eds
Sanctions Against Syria Will Help, Not Harm, Civilians
The Caesar Act is an overdue effort to starve the Assad regime of the resources that fuel its atrocities.
Op-eds
Bringing the Middle East Back Home
The American Orientalist Class attempts to paint a fantasy Middle Eastern landscape on the American canvas
Op-eds
Treasury Sanctions China-based Logistics Company Supporting Mahan Air
The U.S. Department of the Treasury last week sanctioned Shanghai-based Saint Logistics Company, a Chinese general sales agent for the U.S.-sanctioned Iranian airline Mahan Air. The move marks a warning...
Policy Briefs
Libyan Civil War Aggravated by the Threat of COVID-19
According to official statistics COVID-19 has barely affected Libya, but the true number of cases is likely underreported. An ongoing civil war, a large refugee and migrant population, and a deficient...
Op-eds
COVID-19 and the Economy in Regime-Held Syria
The pandemic has worsened the currency crisis and inflation that have afflicted Syria since the economy in next-door Lebanon began to collapse last September. The cash-strapped regime of Bashar-al Assad...
Policy Briefs
In Syria, Trump should act to save thousands of lives
There is a humanitarian emergency in northwest Syria in the province of Idlib. The population there was already suffering from the long and brutal civil war that began in 2011, but a new offensive by...
Op-eds
Anti-Assad Activist Hacked to Death in Germany
The mass-circulation daily Bild reported that an acquaintance of the victim told the publication that Joune was "likely murdered because of his political activities" against Assad.
Op-eds
Why is Canada sanctioning Saudis while ignoring Iran?
Iran has executed thousands of its own citizens and it has the blood of more than one Canadian on its hands.
Op-eds
Violent attacks committed against Jews in Berlin and Zurich
German and Swiss media Sunday reported several violent attacks on Jews in Berlin and Zurich over the weekend. On Saturday, three Germans and six Syrians were detained for allegedly assau...
Op-eds
US must renew sanction enforcement on Syria’s Assad
Choking Syria’s economy could be the United States’ best approach towards impeding Assad’s power, says FDD's Director of Research David Adesnik in his latest piece for...
Op-eds
Syria chemical attack rockets ‘Made in Germany,’ report says
The rockets used in the recent chemical attacks in Syria that poisoned dozens of civilians, including children, were “Made in Germany,” Bild reports. Following the attacks in...
Op-eds
Worst Crisis in Decades for Turkey and U.S.
The U.S. and Turkey suspended visa services for each other’s citizens this weekend. The crisis repre...
Policy Briefs
Border disputes
Al Qaeda does not value diversity and it’s not an equal opportunity employer. The same can be said of the Islamic State. And when the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran want to commit a...