As Iran deals with the strategic setback of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, a vicious cycle of confrontation and escalation could already be in motion.
Assad’s fall in Syria exposes limits of China’s Middle East diplomacy
By Laurie Chen, James Pomfret, Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Just over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering the former Syrian leader a rare break from years of international isolation since the start of a civil war in 2011.
Exclusive: Syria’s new rulers back shift to free-market economy, business leader says
Syria’s new government has told business leaders it will adopt a free-market model and integrate the country into the global economy in a major shift from decades of corrupt state control, the head of …
Blinken lays out US hopes for Syria’s political transition
The United States on Tuesday laid out its hopes for Syria’s political transition following Assad’s ouster, saying it would recognize a future Syrian government that amounts to a credible, inclusive …
Blinken lays out US hopes for Syria’s political transition
The United States on Tuesday laid out its hopes for Syria’s political transition following Assad’s ouster, saying it would recognize a future Syrian government that amounts to a credible, inclusive …
Assad’s toppling won’t stop his ‘poor man’s cocaine’ drug empire
Dubbed the “poor man’s cocaine”, Captagon has been both a tool of warfare and a lucrative export, with profits flowing into the private coffers of the Assad family, Syrian army generals, and Hezbollah …
The Assads’ Syrian heartland casts them aside
Allies of the ruling family have fled while coastal areas from which the regime drew support are celebrating its downfall …
Oil prices steady as Syria concerns ease and China stimulus supports
Oil prices eased only slightly on Tuesday, holding on to most of their gains from the prior session as mounting geopolitical risk after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and China’s vow to …
From South Africa to Syria, Rising Perils for Palestine Solidarity
The sudden regime overthrow in Syria and the long-delayed opportunity to confront the legacy of Bashar al-Assad’s tyranny are either being celebrated or condemned, as explored below, but they come at …
Russia’s decline accelerates, thanks to Turkey and Israel in Syria
Assad has fled to Moscow, Iran has withdrawn from Syria and abandoned its mercenaries, and Russia’s remaining soldiers are isolated in the Assadist strongholds of Latakia and Tartus — where its …