Turkish-Kurdish race to seize ISIS territory
Turkey has entered open war with ISIS and is attempting to stifle Kurdish gains in norther Syria
Syria / Iraq / Lebanon
Russia’s Syria withdrawal: a game changer?
Having improved the regime's position on the ground, Russia now looks set to move forward its own political track
Russia’s strategy in the Middle East
Kadri Liik gives her analysis on Russia's intervention in the Middle East
7 Mar
ECFR Abenddiskussion anlässlich des Board-Treffens
Special ECFR dinner on March 7th focussed on European approaches to the refugee crisis with a kick-off statement by the head of the Federal Chancellery Peter Altmaier.
Aiding host countries in the region
The Syria crisis shows no signs of abating and the numbers in need continue to increase on a dramatic scale. Of a pre-war population…
Saving Syria one city at a time: How to deal with the siege of Aleppo
Civilian protection, humanitarian access and freezing the conflict must be priority in Aleppo and Syria to avert escalation to even more dangerous levels
Closer to inferno: the dangers of Lebanon’s political impasse
Unless domestic factions can make necessary trade-offs to overcome this impasse, Lebanon’s resilience will be tested more than ever
Russia at the gates of Aleppo
Russia moves towards objective of a negotiated settlement in Syria with a mixture of calculation and carelessness
Aleppo under siege
Keeping the political track alive is the only way to break cycle of death and devastation in Syria as regime closes on rebel stronghold