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The Alawites are seen as religious deviants by the Sunni Islamists, and as remnants of the ousted regime, and their position is precarious in post-Assad Syria. During the sectarian bloodbath that ...

As has become all too common in the Trump era, supporters of the foreign policy status quo overlook the proximate and ...

The administration believes that the long-term economic outlook for Americans justifies any potential disruptions that the ...