Tag: Syria

I just don't believe working with Syrian President Bashar Assad represents realism in action. Instead, I believe that perceiving Assad to be a realist partner is to obsess on short-term hopes at the expense of the long term. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Yes, Bashar Assad’s success will fuel ISIS

Tom Rogan · December 11, 2017 7:19 pm

Omri Rahmil is policy adviser for Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

AIPAC internship sparks love of foreign policy for Peter Roskam adviser

Joel Gehrke · December 11, 2017 5:01 am

Many of today's young people are floundering. They are uncertain about what they want to do with their lives. They need a structured opportunity that will allow them to feel needed and capable.

Asking what you can do for your country should be required

Washington Examiner Staff · December 11, 2017 5:01 am

Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured right in this photo from 2015) will visit Egypt and hold talks with its military leader, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi (pictured right). According to Russian news reports, defense, trade, and commercial ties will be high up on the agenda. (Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Putin visit to Egypt proves why Trump must be a realist

Tom Rogan · December 7, 2017 10:25 pm

Even after President Trump's Wednesday announcement, U.S. passports for citizens born in Jerusalem won't say they were born in "Jerusalem, Israel," but instead just "Jerusalem." Government maps also won't recognize Jerusalem as belonging to Israel. (iStock)

National Security

US passports won’t reflect Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Joel Gehrke · December 7, 2017 10:04 pm

They came under fire during a joint reconnaissance patrol with Nigerien forces in southwest Niger, which borders Mali, Chad, and Nigeria. (iStock)

National Security

Pentagon slams Russia on Syria stance: Beating terrorists ‘is not their foremost authority’

Jamie McIntyre · December 6, 2017 7:24 pm

The Pentagon said Wednesday that roughly 2,000 U.S. combat troops are in Syria. Until this point, the Pentagon said 503 troops were in Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

National Security

Pentagon finally admits US troop levels in Syria four times higher than previously reported

Jamie McIntyre · December 6, 2017 6:33 pm

With Syria Strikes, Israel Attempts to Send a Message to Trump and Putin

With Syria Strikes, Israel Attempts to Send a Message to Trump and Putin

Matthew R.J. Brodsky · December 5, 2017 7:52 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Assad met ahead of a summit between Russia, Turkey, and Iran and a new round of Syria peace talks. Syria is strategically significant for all sides. Russia wants to maintain a naval base on the Mediterranean Sea, provided by the Syrian government. Iran wants its militias to be free to operate across Iraq and Syria. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia: ‘Unrealistic’ for Iran to leave Syria

Joel Gehrke · November 28, 2017 3:32 pm

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks with people after Friday prayers at a mosque inside his presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 24. 2017. Erdogan's office says the Turkish leader has discussed the Syrian crisis and other regional issues with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Pool via AP)

White House leaves ambiguity on Turkish claim Trump cutting off Kurds

Steven Nelson · November 24, 2017 10:24 pm

In this July 26, 2017 file photo, Syrian children and youths gather on a street as they look at a U.S. armored vehicle convoy pass on a road that links to Raqqa, northeast Syria. Officially, there are 503 U.S. troops in Syria, though the true number was widely suspected to be higher. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

National Security

Pentagon expected to reveal 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, four times official count

Steven Nelson · November 24, 2017 9:53 pm

It's unclear if the White House will confirm the Turkish description of Trump's remarks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he’s cutting off Syrian Kurds: Report

Steven Nelson · November 24, 2017 5:49 pm