The collapse of Assad’s regime in Syria has not changed the balance of power in the war between Russia and Ukraine. There is no doubt that the Ukraine war, after the deaths of hundreds of thousands, will end through negotiations, much as it could have ended two years ago. The difference is that Ukraine will probably now lose not only Crimea, but also much of the Donbas region. Only increased, direct Western military intervention is likely to prevent that outcome, and doing so would pose significant risks.

Triumphant rhetoric in the corridors of Washington, DC celebrating the collapse of the Syrian government as a major victory over Russia is both foolish and short-sighted. I will explain.

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Andrew Day and Connor Echols discuss the foreign policy news of the week. In this episode, Day and Echols also discuss Trump’s foreign policy team with James Carden of the American Conservative.

TARTOUS, Syria, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite Mountains but is not leaving its two main bases in the country after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, four Syrian officials told Reuters.

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 11, Joe Biden tried to start a nuclear war with Russia. And on Thursday, December 12, Donald Trump did his best to stop it. If he succeeds, Donald Trump will have saved Christmas. Take that, Grinch.

Neoconservatives keep trotting it out to justify costly and dangerous interventions

Victoria Nuland, the Vindman twins and Hunter Biden all share a problem: they think they’re the stars of a story that isn’t theirs

The illustration of power coming out of the barrel of a gun is from a comic book. Contemplating the reality of Russia’s position in Syria, no one in a position to know believes in cartoon captions,  the credibility of the gun, or the direction in which the horse is now running.