“We’ll be deciding what we’re going to do with [the oil] in the future.” In no other global power dynamic would this be considered a rational thing for anyone to say.
Syria in Art & Turbulence
Artist Julie Mehretu created Epigraph, Damascus, providing a vivid and chaotic statement about the current circumstances of Syria. Sara Kellel takes a closer look at this stunning work.
Reasons To Believe In Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Are Vanishing
Donald Trump might have walked out on his crisis meeting, but it’s looking like he’s set to do the same regarding Syria.
Defeated in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State Is Rebuilding in Countries Like Indonesia
They might have been chased out of the Middle East, but Islamic State is now setting up shop in countries like India.
All of These Russia Escalations Were Planned Years Ago
President Donald Trump’s escalations against Russia might bristle, but it’s nothing new. In fact, it long predates him.
Three Reasons Why I’m Glad Hillary Lost the Election
In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s tell-all memoir on the 2016 election, the legitimate reasons why she shouldn’t have won remain. Here are three.
Junior’s Email: America’s Deep State Struggle at Peak Interesting
The current power struggle between the President and his intelligence community is becoming easy to see with the naked eye. Forget Junior, he’s merely a conduit to something bigger and far more interesting.
The Borders of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Will Trump be able to build foreign relationships with his unique brand of tweetplomacy? Or will this approach lead to something darker? Or not?
I Saw the News Today: Syrian Peace Unlikely, SK Assassination Plot, Baseball Star Killed
Morning! What happened while you were asleep? Well, it’s a classic Monday. Peace in Syria was pushed to the distance, South Korea are prepared to kill Kim Jong Un, and a baseball star was taken too soon.
A Combat Veteran’s View: French Bombing of Syria Is Wrong
Sean Davis, a combat veteran, outlines why the French bombing of Syria is a mistake, and how we need to end this circle and cease creating our own enemies.