Syria, Gaza and the Shifting Middle Eastern Order

Together, they will define the limits of U.S. retrenchment.

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Early this week, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, signaling Washington’s intention to recast Syria as the cornerstone of a new Middle Eastern security framework. At a time when postwar Gaza is grabbing most of the headlines, the meeting reflected Washington’s belief that stabilizing Syria is essential to […]

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Kamran Bokhari
Kamran Bokhari, PhD, is a regular contributor to and former senior analyst (2015-2018) with Geopolitical Futures. Dr. Bokhari is now the Senior Director, Eurasian Security & Prosperity Portfolio at the New Lines Institute for Strategy & Policy in Washington, DC. Dr. Bokhari is also a national security and foreign policy specialist at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute. He has served as the Coordinator for Central Asia Studies at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Kamran Bokhari