Ambassador Frederic C. Hof is a Senior Fellow at Bard College’s Centre for Civic Engagement. He has written extensively about boundaries in the Middle East. From 2009 to 2012, he mediated boundary disputes involving Israel, Lebanon, and Syria.

With his Syria gamble, Trump opens a door

The meeting in Riyadh of presidents Donald Trump and Ahmed al-Sharaa followed the US leader's announcement that sanctions on Syria would end. These…

Syria and the future of Iran

The departure of Bashar al-Assad from Damascus and the apparent termination of his regime are major setbacks for the Islamic Republic of Iran…