What Europe should do about Syria
European states pushing to re-engage must not offer Assad cost-free re-legitimisation
Syria / Iraq / Lebanon
Warsaw ‘Iran’ summit: What lies beneath
ECFR experts share their insight into the manouevres around next month’s US-Poland summit. What does it mean for the JPCOA, and what steps should European countries take in response?
Russia’s hired guns in Africa
The involvement of Russian private military companies in Africa is rapidly growing, and with it, their political and economic influence
Idlib: the last attack
Rebels may hold out longer than expected, but there seems little doubt the Assad regime will eventually prevail in the imminent assault on Idlib
Mad maximalism: The fight to dislodge Iran from Syria
As the war in Syria continues the focus is now on rooting out Iran rather than ousting Assad
Will the US and Russia go to war over Syria?
The good news is that neither Washington nor Moscow sees the advantage of a showdown on Syria. The bad news is that the confrontation could still escalate.
Syria strikes: in search of a strategy
It remains hard to see how this US administration will produce a wider strategy for Syria that both allows for meaningful impact and limits escalation.
Iraq: back to square one
The success of the new EU strategy for Iraq will require a continuous and coordinated support with a long-term view that goes beyond the incidental military victories
Syria: New rules of the game?
As Syria’s civil war heads towards an end game, wider international fault lines are sharpening. Only Russia has the power to stop escalation but it is yet to choose its course.
Three views on Turkey’s Syria intervention
What Turkey's intervention means for Syria, the Kurds, and Ankara