The UAE’s president on Sunday told his Syrian counterpart it was time for diplomatically isolated Damascus to be reintegrated into the wider Arab region during a meeting in Abu Dhabi. The trip by Syrian President Bashar Assad — his second to the UAE in as many years — comes after …

After the Cold War, Europe acquired praise as the zone of peace and stability. Solemn proclamations of the region as a “common home” were accompanied by massive reductions in the size of militaries, defence budgets, and weapon inventories. European states launched multiple venues for dialogue, confidence-building measures, and arms control …

Over the past two decades Iraq has been affected by several waves of intense conflict and violence. The 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States and United Kingdom toppled the Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein. It also ushered in years of chaos and civil …