Ideas
The US needs more than troops at a Syrian airbase to constrain ISIS, Iran
Continued support for the SDF, plus more burden-sharing, is necessary to protect U.S. interests.
Ideas
Assad’s fall lays the ground for wider peace—if the US can seize the moment
A key will be reshaping the role of the Kurdish militants in Syria.
Policy
US force in Syria is larger than previously known, Pentagon says
Military operations against ISIS are increasing, along with diplomatic outreach to the new government.
Ideas