In Syria, U.S. Hopes to Avoid Replay of Afghanistan
American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and ...
U.S. military mission in Syria will pose an early dilemma for Trump
Assad’s ouster has raised urgent questions about the 2,000 troops who serve as a bulwark against ISIS and Iran.
Trump could face renewed ISIS threat in Syria as Turkey goes after US ally
Concerns are mounting that President-elect Trump could face an ISIS resurgence in Syria as Turkey-backed forces hit ...
President-elect Trump’s Syria dilemma: Intervene or let it turn into terror state
President Trump’s dilemma in Syria is to let a terrorist state emerge at the heart of the Middle East on his watch or to ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...
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Transition 2025: Donald Trump Sets His Sights on Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal
I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Trump’s threats ...
Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December ...
Universities tell international students to return to U.S. before Trump's inauguration
The potential for mass deportations and travel restrictions has spurred more than a dozen U.S. universities to tell ...
Israelis rush to settle down in village named after Trump over popularity, national security: ‘One of biggest tourist sites in region’
Walking through the nascent settlement, the sound of children’s laughter is juxtaposed against the sight of multiple sandbagged defensive points where residents can take cover if fighting off ...