Islamic State threats in the border region necessitate shared efforts between Baghdad and Syria’s new leadership as coalition forces withdraw, but Iraq’s November 11 election and internal divisions over engaging with Damascus are blocking progress. Discussions are now taking place about the need to strengthen Iraq-Syria security cooperation after the …

In recent years, Hungarian foreign policy under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has shifted markedly from the mainstream Euro-Atlanticist consensus. While much attention has been paid to Hungary’s emphasis on sovereignty, multipolarity, and traditional values, one subtle but increasingly relevant ideological dimension deserves further scrutiny: the revival of Neo-Turanism. Unlike formal …

Tainted metal scrap sourced from conflict zones can ultimately become finished steel used by some of Europe’s top firms. The Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism Association (SIRAJ) and El País co-published a set of edited versions of this investigation. Ahmad* is 11 and has lost his hacksaw – or …