By Mark Bendeich Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025. In a year in which countries representing almost half the world’s population called voters to the polls, democracies ...

The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia’s isolation over the war ...

UK condemns ‘reckless’ Kremlin after Putin’s apology over Azerbaijan Airlines crash - The UK has called for an independent ...

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing for the removal of the Taliban and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crash on Christmas but did not ...

From the largest war in Europe since World War II continuing in Ukraine to a series of escalations upending the Middle East, ...

Israel "does not need this territory, as the Israelis have already taken the Golan Heights," Vitaly Naumkin said ...

Unrest is brewing in Syria’s coastal plains, home to the Assad family’s Alawite sect. Earlier this week, a group of regime loyalists staged an ambush on the now-governing rebel forces, killing 14.

Syria's new government has been facing new challenges with unrest emerging in certain regions amid a growing number of ...

The ongoing struggle for power in Syria has significant implications not just for the Middle East, but for the global geopolitical landscape as a whole. As Bashar al-Assad's regime weakens, the ...

On December 27, security forces formed by the new Syrian government blocked districts of the city of Tartus, where Alawites organized riots ...