Syria
Limits to Russia’s ties with Turkey will persist
Economic ties with Turkey have grown in importance over the past two years, despite significant foreign policy tensions
TurkeyMore Syrians will go hungry, at home and abroad
Global aid shortfalls are having a particularly strong impact on the victims of Syria’s protracted crisis
SyriaLebanese Christian party will seek sectarian revenge
The killing of a senior official has laid bare mounting tensions between key Christian and Shia political forces
LebanonSyria’s mild economic recovery faces major constraints
The central bank has helped halt the sharp deterioration seen last year, despite external pressures
SyriaSyrian divisions will impose long-term economic costs
Water negotiations and new checkpoints highlight northern political fragmentation
SyriaNorthwest Syria protests will likely be contained
Demonstrations have mounted against the leader of al-Qaida offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
SyriaSyrian Kurds might lose their US military protection
Regional impacts of the Gaza conflict and devastating Turkish airstrikes are pressuring the Kurdish-led administration
SyriaThreatened US role raises Iraq-Syria instability risks
The US military struck a car in Baghdad, killing a top Iran-backed militia figure
Iraq
