Syria, by no means, has been a stranger to illicit activity. For years—long before the advent of Syria’s civil war—its borders have played host to…

The unfolding escalation between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has introduced a new element into US domestic politics, with particular impact upon…

The 2024 presidential race is only just heating up.Thus far, 12 Republican Party candidates have entered the race within the Republican Party, with…

In an unprecedented move, the US House of Representatives voted to ouster House Speaker McCarthy from his seat.The narrow 216-210 vote in the House…

This past week, the US Department of State released its Written Strategy to Disrupt and Dismantle Narcotics Production and Trafficking and Affiliated…

The illicit trade of Captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant, has taken the Middle East by storm in the last five years. While demand for the drug…

The past few weeks of Arab rapprochement efforts — culminating in Syria’s readmission into the Arab League and a number of multilateral agreements…

This week, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)…