Can the Kurds lead in Syria?
The urgent issue for the Kurds is to develop a governance model that will work in Kurdish majority as well as Arab majority areas
Syria / Iraq / Lebanon
How Britain should respond to chemical weapons attacks in Syria
UK parliament must examine merits of military action in case of further chemical weapons attacks in Syria
US must avoid a war with Iran in eastern Syria
Some in Washington hope the US can cut off Iran’s regional influence in eastern Syria, but that’s a recipe for endless war
Why the G7 can’t agree a response to Syria
The group could not make a decision on sanctions against Russia
What Trump’s Syria strike says about his foreign policy?
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard talks with ECFR's policy fellows Kadri Liik and Julien Barnes-Dacey about Trump's air strikes on Syria and what they mean for…
Trump and Syria: the entanglement begins?
Much of the Syrian opposition and its regional backers will view US strikes as the thin end of the wedge
Time to play the money card in Syria
Despite understandable hesitation, European leaders should increase stabilisation support for Syria, and accept that assistance can no longer be tied to an unattainable transition
Six problems with Trump’s anti-ISIS strategy
The emerging picture is of an administration single-mindedly focused on inflicting military defeats, at the expense of the more complicated political dimensions needed to underpin sustainable solutions
Syria talks must narrow the goals to widen the goal posts
Europe can help set a forward-looking agenda by encouraging a pragmatic approach focussed on smaller, achievable aims.
Turn the search light outwards
In focusing exclusively on Western crimes, parts of the European Left are letting Putin and Assad off the hook for Syria and Ukraine