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February 19, 2019

America’s Middle East Allies Should Not Be Paying for Syria’s Reconstruction

Not a humanitarian endeavor.

Shortly after Washington announced the withdrawal of troops from Syria, both the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain—two reliable supports of American efforts to contain Iran—reopened their embassies in Damascus, effectively announcing their recognition that Bashar al-Assad is the victor in the civil war and thus has regained legitimacy. Worse, the UAE has repeatedly shown interest in investing in Syria. David Adesnik argues that the U.S. must tighten sanctions on Assad and make clear to its allies that they should follow suit:

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February 19, 2019

  1. The Impossibility of Unilateral Withdrawal from the West Bank

    What Benny Gantz gets wrong.

  2. America’s Middle East Allies Should Not Be Paying for Syria’s Reconstruction

    Not a humanitarian endeavor.

  3. Hamas Is Creating a Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

    With a little help from Mahmoud Abbas.

  4. The Spoils of War in Jewish Law

    The Torah permits plunder, but also disapproves.

  5. The Thin Line between Philo-Semitism and Anti-Semitism in 20th-Century Japan

    The Protocols made Jews seem appealing.