Brett McGurk served as deputy assistant to the president and White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa ...

Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by ...

Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...

Following months of discussions, Abdullah Öcalan, often referred to as "Apo," by his followers, will call on the members of ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

Institute for the Study of War (ISW), published on Feb. 11, 2025. Some peace deals lead to peace; others lead to more war. The Minsk II deal, aimed at ending Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine in ...

His name is Eitan, a 17-year-old Israeli high school student. Like so many others, his life had been upended by the latest round of violence between Israel and its neighbors. The Israeli military had ...

Is there a particular climate that most human societies have formed in? A recent investigation suggests that we’re not so ...

Syria's central bank said a batch of Syrian currency had arrived at Damascus airport from Russia, where banknotes were ...

The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and ...

Organizers of a national conference to chart Syria’s political future say it will include all segments of Syrian society ...