Syria

IDC and the Syriac Patriarch Mobilize in Washington for Syria

Despite HTS’s “moderate” rhetoric, Christians have experienced increased harassment and violence in Syria

International Religious Freedom Policy in a Second Trump Term

Trump’s second term poses a unique opportunity to advance religious liberty abroad

Antifragile Alliances Are the Best Answer to Global Uncertainty

America can’t foresee future catastrophes, but we can hedge against them in ways we can control.

Good Things and Bad Things in Syria

The Arab Spring isn’t over. The simmering resentment that burst forth 13 years ago has yet to run its course.

Will Syria’s New HTS Government Be a Protector or Persecutor of Minorities?

Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship has fallen after more than a decade of civil war in Syria, but will the new government be much better for Christians and other minorities?

Syria, Christians & America

Seven demons may yet plague Syria, replacing the demon of Assad.

How Obama Failed to Anticipate and Respond to ISIS: Review of Michael Gordon’s “Degrade and Destroy”

In “Degrade and Destroy,” Michael Gordon details the counterterrorism failures of the Obama Administration while foreshadowing the disaster of the Biden Administration

Israel’s Policy of Escalation Dominance

Israel’s strategy of deterrence has long hinged on showing adversaries that, if provoked, it will always strike back harder than before

Dear Evangelical Christians: Please Remember Ukraine

For a repressive dictator, Vladimir Putin enjoys a puzzling amount of support among Americans with religious values.