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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 1, 2016
Syria
Who Is Bashar al-Assad?
Experts analyze the leadership style, psychology, personality, and policy choices of Syria's President Bashar-al Assad.
April 15, 2024
Iran
Iran’s Regional Armed Network
Iran’s web of armed partners such as Hezbollah and the Houthis serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East and could pose a significant threat to the United States and U.S. allies in the re…
April 17, 2024
Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Conceived as the principal defenders of the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has evolved into an institution with vast political, economic, and military power.
August 1, 2013
Middle East and North Africa
Degrading Bashar’s Air Power is Possible
Is there anything the United States can do to slow or stop the recent advances being made by Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria, who are getting valuable help from Iranian and Hezbollah troops? Unfor…
June 30, 2020
Middle East and North Africa
Can Syria’s Assad Regime Survive a New Wave of Threats?
New U.S. sanctions under the Caesar Act could compound the economic turmoil threatening to undo the Assad regime.
October 15, 2016
Iran
Assad Bows to Iran, Even in Clothing
Check out these two photos of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad, celebrating the Eid al-Adha in 2012 and 2016. The men to his left and right are the same people, dressed the same way. But Assad is no…
