Coping with Challenges:
ISIS from Operation Kayla Mueller to the Syria Earthquake
The killing of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi (former ISIS leader) in October 2019,…
The Killing of Maher Al-Aqal: IS’ Leadership Crisis
One day before he embarked on his trip to the Middle East,…
Electoral Considerations: Erdogan’s Project to Repatriate a Million Refugees to Syria
The Syrian refugees’ crisis has recently regained center stage in Turkish domestic…
A Gradual Return: Dimensions of Al-Assad’s UAE Visit
On 18 March Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad traveled to the United Arab…
The Will to Return: Implications of the Recrudescence of IS’ Qualitative Operations
In March 2019, the month that marked the Islamic State’s (IS) defeat…
Intertwining factors: The Significance of the MoU between the Syrian Democratic Council and the People’s Will Party
The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) and the People’s Will Party signed a…
Assessing Deterrent Measures and the Prospects of War: US Military Movement in the Gulf to Confront Iran
Introduction Events are speeding up in the Gulf region with anticipations of…
