Syrian President Al-Assad Plays a Strong Hand in Diplomatic Poker

Syrian President Al-Assad Plays a Strong Hand in Diplomatic Poker

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has put restoration of control of all of Syria at the core of efforts to manage multiple Middle Eastern rivalries that often play out in his war-ravaged country. Mr. Al-Assad’s demand means different things to different parties. For a group of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…

Five Takeaways from the Newly Commenced Saudi-US Peace Process for Sudan

Five Takeaways from the Newly Commenced Saudi-US Peace Process for Sudan

The US remains the most influential foreign actor in this conflict, which it was responsible for sparking but is now trying to stop since the military-strategic dynamics shifted against its interests. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) both dispatched representatives to Jeddah for talks on Saturday that Al Jazeera reported…