Democratic control of Congress will increase scrutiny of the war and its economic costs, but could also make the concessions needed for a lasting…

Novelist and academic researcher Eugene Vodolazkin is among the most prominent contemporary Russian literary voices. Drawing on his expertise in…

Disrupting a flight does not necessarily require an explosive device, a weapon or even a perpetrator on the ground. Sometimes, an anonymous email…

In North Africa, land border crossings are not just customs checkpoints regulating the movement of people and goods. Today, they are seen by many as…

Two of the world’s most valuable companies have changed bosses in recent months. They could hardly have done so more differently. At Apple, Tim Cook…

After closing the chapter on the Assad regime's legacy, Syria's confrontation with Iran has evolved into a struggle over borders, influence and…

The Syrian government is strengthening its military and security capabilities for border control, with Iranian-linked cells in the crosshairs. This…

After a brief lull, the debate over bringing all weapons in Iraq under state control has returned to the fore, having first erupted after 30…

Two years after they defeated the army of President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning advance led from the northwest region of Idlib, Syria’s armed…

Syria’s school textbooks have come under intense scrutiny after comparisons between editions revealed altered illustrations of women, removed…