Three views on Turkey’s Syria intervention
What Turkey's intervention means for Syria, the Kurds, and Ankara
What Turkey's intervention means for Syria, the Kurds, and Ankara
Mr Johnson’s support for the Turkish intervention is remarkable for its short-sightedness
Damascus has continually rebuffed Russian efforts to pivot to a political track, highlighting Moscow’s apparent inability to rein in its client
The urgent issue for the Kurds is to develop a governance model that will work in Kurdish majority as well as Arab majority areas
The group could not make a decision on sanctions against Russia
Much of the Syrian opposition and its regional backers will view US strikes as the thin end of the wedge
Despite understandable hesitation, European leaders should increase stabilisation support for Syria, and accept that assistance can no longer be tied to an unattainable transition
Europe can help set a forward-looking agenda by encouraging a pragmatic approach focussed on smaller, achievable aims.
In focusing exclusively on Western crimes, parts of the European Left are letting Putin and Assad off the hook for Syria and Ukraine
The Astana process may represent a moment of new Russian seriousness