Syria has not only failed to become a secure base for Russian forces in the Middle East, but is increasingly generating its own crises.For several years, Russia has set itself the joint mission with Iran of pushing the United States out of Syria—and ideally out of the entire Middle East. …

The German government has decided to deploy some of Germany’s top Special Forces units to Cyprus as it prepares for potential crisis situations in Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East, the German tabloid Bild reported on Wednesday, citing security sources. The German Army’s Special Forces Command (KSK) has been deployed …

Hamas, with Hezbollah’s help, is building up a military presence in Lebanon, whose ultimate consequences could be devastating. During the past two years of turmoil in Lebanon, Hezbollah has taken to slowly overturning the accepted postwar norms regarding Lebanon’s policy vis-à-vis the Palestinian refugee camps and the Palestinian issue as …