Hope gives way to violence, chaos and economic despair. Then a new strongman emerges.

Assad’s fall from power in Syria will reverberate for years across the Middle East, but one great fact is already clear. The ...

The U.S. on Monday eased some restrictions on Syria’s transitional government after Islamist insurgents ousted Syrian leader ...

Political leaders must draw inspiration from the bold programs and be more ambitious in addressing the root causes of their ...

In a year in which political incumbents around the world were either voted out of office or forcibly removed from power, one ...

Trump may believe that Syria is “not our fight,” but the competition with China is very much ours and will undoubtedly be a ...

The year 2025 seems poised to bring in a host of fresh troubles that will require deft handling on the part of India’s ...

The world’s second-biggest economy, China, is run by a proud Marxist-Leninist. The world’s most populous country, India, is ...

From Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to Prabowo Subianto and Vladimir Putin, these power players will have an outsize role in ...

In a wide-ranging interview, the political economist Helen Thompson discusses how the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has ...

People in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus always thought something strange was happening at the nearby state security facility. Walled off and heavily guarded, the government compound was off limits ...

In a year in which political incumbents around the world were either voted out of office or forcibly removed from power, one ...