$200bn to Reconstruct War-Torn Syria… the US and Its Partners Should Pay

$200bn to Reconstruct War-Torn Syria… the US and Its Partners Should Pay

With Syria’s nearly seven-year war now virtually over, the process of rebuilding the devastated country comes to the fore, with the financial cost of that effort put at $200 billion. Who pays for it? When you view the ruins of Aleppo alone, Syria’s second biggest city, plus the carnage across the entire country, from towns,…

ISIS’ “Diaspora” Brings US New Opportunities for Its Geopolitical Agenda

ISIS’ “Diaspora” Brings US New Opportunities for Its Geopolitical Agenda

ISIS’ so-called caliphate is, by all accounts, crumbling in Iraq and Syria as Russia, Syria, Hezbollah and Iraq have all claimed victory over the terror group. While this may mean that the ISIS’ stranglehold over significant portions of territory in these two countries may, in the days to come, be effectively ended, it doesn’t necessarily…