Damascus needs to incorporate the YPG into its new national army, but Ankara is keen to disband the US-backed group. Cue the diplomacy.

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that Canada—a nation of 40 million people, one of America’s biggest trade partners, and a founding member of NATO—should become the 51st US state…

A convergence of factors has emboldened Israel and put Iran on the back foot. The coming months could very well see simmering tensions boil over.

In his first term, Trump nurtured mutual economic and security interests with Saudi Arabia, but an evolving geopolitical landscape could mean a changed US approach

The president-elect wants the sovereign territory of friendly nations because China has designs on them

While Trump's rhetoric doesn't always match his actions, there are more signs than not that the US will draw down its forces in the region, leaving room for other actors to step in

With a deep bench of regional experts at the helm, the United States can finally compete with China in the neighbourhood

Hezbollah's debilitation presents a perfect opportunity to shape Lebanon's political dynamics by turning the army into a better-equipped and more effective US security partner

The US president-elect's second term will begin in a vastly different global landscape than his first

The Israeli prime minister's interests are served by a US president who will acquiesce to his hard-right government's every whim, but in Donald Trump he does not have a nodding dog