Despite a long history of grievances, only a handful of Palestinian citizens of Israel have joined the Islamic State. The Israeli experience, while unique, may offer long-term lessons for other countries. On the evening of October 24, 2015, an Israeli man was seen paragliding into Syria from the Golan Heights in Israel. Israeli authorities […]
The future of U.S. policy in Syria: Withdrawal?
As the Syria conflict persists alongside the incipient defeat of the Islamic State terror group, the United States retains de facto control over almost a third of Syrian territory. Four other major outside actors have their own conflicting interests in the country as well, which begs the questions: How will the United States navigate this […]