Defense Priorities

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op-edMiddle East, Israel, Syria

Donald Trump tries to make history in Syria and Lebanon

By Daniel DePetris

August 26, 2025

op-edSyria, Middle East

Trump’s Syria gamble

By Daniel DePetris

August 22, 2025

op-edSyria, Israel, Middle East

Israel’s calculus on Syria

By Daniel DePetris and Rajan Menon

July 17, 2025

In the mediaMiddle East, Counterterrorism, Syria

Why new CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper is as wrong as the old one

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

July 15, 2025

op-edSyria, Iran, Israel, Middle East

How Trump’s Syria policy impacts Iran, Hezbollah, and Israel

By Alexander Langlois

June 29, 2025

op-edSyria, Middle East

Why now is the time to withdraw U.S. troops in Syria

By William Walldorf

June 11, 2025