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Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on a vehicle in the north of Raqqa city, Syria February 5, 2017.
What We're Watching

Kurdish SDF and new Syrian government find common ground, Gangs in Haiti push into new territory, Colombia’s new president cracks down on immigration

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has officially dissolved itself and will be integrated into the new Syrian army.

​Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on April 25, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Another glitch in Russia-Ukraine talks, UK Labour Party to raise taxes to record levels, Tensions spike in Syria’s third-largest city

How far will Putin push NATO?
Ian Explains

How far will Putin push NATO?

Vladimir Putin is testing Europe's red lines with drone incursions, sabotage, and cyberattacks. Who will draw the line before conflict spreads further? Ian Bremmer explains.

​US President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei in Washington, D.C., USA, on October 14, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Trump makes conditional pledge to Argentina’s Milei, Syria’s new leader meets old foe, Cameroon’s opposition leader declares victory

​French President Emmanuel Macron talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on May 7, 2025.
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Syria’s president visits France, and chats (indirectly) with Israel

Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former jihadist whose forces overthrew the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad last December, met on Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron. It was his first trip to Europe.

​Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa speaks during a Ministerial formation of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Damascus, Syria, on March 29, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Syria gets new Cabinet, US steps up Houthi strikes, Top US vaccine official resigns, Hamas offers hostages for ceasefire, Trump eyes third term, Kashmir violence turns deadly, Trump shrugs off high car prices

​People celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, December 13, 2024.
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From Assad to Uncertainty

Syria’s new leadership claims it wants to prioritize stability and reconstruction over further conflict – but will that be possible?