Senior fellow and the Director of the Syria and Countering Terrorism & Extremism programs at the Middle East Institute.

How the world got Syria wrong

On 8 December, Bashar al-Assad fled Syria, bringing an end to nearly 54 years of his family’s rule and sending millions of Syrians at home and abroad…

The dangers of a US withdrawal from Syria

For more than eight years, the United States has maintained a military deployment in northeast Syria. Over time, that presence has evolved from…

How Hamas deceived the world

On 7 October, Hamas shocked the world, when thousands of its militants invaded southern Israel, taking control of territory, massacring civilians and…