Analysis: As the post-Assad era in Syria beckons, Russia faces a massive loss of prestige in the Middle East. On 8 December, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad fell from power after a rapid-fire offensive led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group. While Assad’s ouster was widely celebrated in Syria …

On November 27, 2024, armed groups opposing the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, led by the Islamist-jihadist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, launched OperationDeterrence of Aggression against Syrian army forces and their allies in northwest Syria. Othergroups, sponsored by Turkey, initiated the Operation Dawn of Liberation in the Aleppo area,while …

Three months after it was announced, Serbia has made little progress in implementing President Aleksandar Vucic’s five-point plan to “safeguard the future” of Serbs in Kosovo. On September 13, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced a five-point plan to safeguard the future of Serbs who live in a northern pocket of …