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The New Pragmatism Reshaping Syria, and the Risks Ahead | Opinion

What Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa wants and what he can deliver aren't yet the same. The intent is real. But the structure may not be ready.

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Brett Erickson

Building the Sanctions Infrastructure the West Needs to Face China, Now

Sanctions must be treated as an extension of national defense, not a tool of diplomatic escalation. Their value is in preemption rather than...

24.07.2025 20

Brett Erickson

Syria 2025 Is Iraq All Over Again | Opinion

The al-Nusrah Front was removed from the U.S. terror list on July 7, 2025. Officially, it marked a shift. But under the surface, it looked a lot more...

11.07.2025 4

Brett Erickson

The West Can’t Survive the Sanctions It Needs to Deter China

The West still believes that sanctions signal resolve. China has already moved on to testing what happens when they don’t.

07.07.2025 2

Brett Erickson

How Russia Used Kyrgyzstan to Reopen Its Financial Escape Routes

Sanctions enforcement continues to rely on static lists of named entities and accounts when evasion networks are built to morph and reroute at every...

02.07.2025 5

Brett Erickson

China, Kyrgyzstan, and the Quiet Construction of a Sanctions-Resistant Trade Corridor

Every dollar that moves from Shenzhen to Bishkek to Moscow teaches China something new about how to operate in a sanctions-constrained world.

21.06.2025 9

Brett Erickson

What Ted Cruz's Iran Moment Reveals About US' Foreign Policy | Opinion

You don't need to be an expert on every region to have a valid opinion about the world. But you should at least be able to find the country on a map...

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