The outcome of the battle to recapture Mosul from Daesh, which appears to have started already, will trigger a number of variables that will eventually impact the future of Iraq as a country, the fate of Iraqi Kurdistan, Iran’s influence over the Baghdad government and the Sunni-

Turkey’s priorities in Syria are changing following the failed military coup last month.

Even if at one point in time a political solution is achieved, ending years of bloody conflict in Syria, the international community should not compromise on a pledge to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by various parties against civilians and combatan

The fall of Aleppo’s eastern districts to government troops did not happen in spite of the regime’s premature celebrations.The siege that was supposed to lead to the biggest military victory by President Bashar Assad’s forces and his allies turned into a bitter defeat.Almost 10,0

The national conventions of the two main parties in the United States are over, setting the stage for the penultimate phase in the presidential elections before voters head to the polls in November. The outcome of the two national conventions confirmed what the world had kno

These are bad times for the political arm of the Syrian opposition.Their endemic divisions notwithstanding, now they fear that a US-Russian understanding may derail the one thing that keeps them together: the removal of President Bashar Assad.The reality is that the Syrian opposi

Reverberations from last Friday’s failed military coup attempt in Turkey will last for a long time.

Turkey’s about-face in its regional and international politics has come as a shock for some, and as proof that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is capable of embracing a pragmatic approach on challenging issues, for others.In the past few weeks Ankara has concluded a historic recon

The outcome of the historic British referendum on EU membership last week can only be described as a political earthquake the like of which Europe has not seen for decades. Even the most fervent of the “Leave” campaign were taken aback by the result, since all pre-vote polls