Russia gambles to keep military bases in post-Assad Syria
For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the ...
A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Kurdish militant leader Abdallah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and ...
In Syria, Comedians Explore a Stage With No Limits. For Now.
Comics had already been trying to foster stand-up in Syria before Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Now, they are telling jokes in a ...
Syrians emerging from dictatorship bristle at new threat from Israel
Israeli attacks are angering Syrians and unsettling the country’s new leaders, who are dealing with multiple crises after the ...
Sen. McCormick’s vote for Tulsi Gabbard was shocking| PennLive letters
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick recently said, “In a world as dangerous as ours, America needs the strongest possible leadership at ...
Syria holds national dialogue to chart a path after Bashar al-Assad
Hundreds of Syrian politicians and activists gathered Tuesday in Damascus to endorse the opening steps of the country’s ...
From Jihadist to President: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader
Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria.
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Now the Hard Part: Defense, Intelligence, FBI, and Trump’s War on the Status Quo
Musk has already achieved its main purpose of letting domestic bureaucrats know that the president is in charge and will ...
'He's a real general': How Trump chose Dan Caine to be top US military officer
Donald Trump's fascination with the retired three-star general appears to go back to their first meeting in Iraq in 2018, ...
Palantir’s Call to Arms Is Also a Sales Pitch
What really makes The Technological Republic so bad is that it’s not a book at all, but a piece of corporate sales material. The overriding message is “Buy Palantir!” and it is delivered with many ...
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Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence
Ahead of Gabbard's confirmation vote, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat and former CIA analyst, said in a Senate floor speech on Tuesday that Gabbard “has shown a repeated preference for ...