He not only toppled a dictatorship that had ruled Syria for half a century but also, upon assuming leadership of the country, convinced Western capitals to lift or suspend most of the sanctions ...

Witnesses at the Helsinki Commission hearing noted that Russia is taking steps to entrench its presence and expand its relationship with the Syrian government ...

Damascus needs Moscow just as much as Moscow needs Damascus ...

The Syrian transitional government took initial steps in 2025 to advance justice and accountability for crimes and abuses committed by the former government.

In recent years, Ankara has shown an increased willingness to deploy F-16s to friendly non-NATO member countries amid active conflicts or tensions with their neighbors.

Russia is modernizing its army’s organizational structure based on experience from the Russo-Ukrainian war. The emphasis is on developing unmanned and ground components.Major General Illia Pavlenko, ...

This installment of Sanctions by the Numbers examines the United States’ use of financial sanctions and entity-based export controls ...

And by November 2025 al-Sharaa was standing in the Oval Office, where even President Donald Trump expressed something like ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks in Moscow on Wednesday, as the Kremlin ...

Russia evacuated troops from the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli ahead of interim Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa’s ...

Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for the second time in less than four months for talks ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised the progress made in his country's relations with Syria as he welcomed ...