December, 2025

• 15 December

  SDF details joint raid campaign with Coalition in Deir Ezzor

  

  TOL special operations units affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in coordination with the International Coalition to fight the Islamic State group, carried out a security operation in the countryside of Deir Ezzor (eastern Syria) on 7 December. In a statement published on its official platforms on Tuesday, 9 …

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• 15 December

  Revising U.S. strategy, for better and worse

  

  The Trump administration released a new National Security Strategy in recent days, articulating a conceptual break with many aspects of prior post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy.In some places, the new NSS comes close to sounding like restraint: insisting on the need to prioritize among goals, advancing a narrower definition of …

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• 15 December

  National Security Strategy of the United States of America

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• 15 December

  Socialism: Here, There, and Everywhere

  

  It is hard not to notice the word “socialism” appearing steadily more often in steadily more places. Some appearances of the word aim to register dismissal or hate. But many appearances aim to register elevation and desire. Socialism in polls. Socialism as epithet. Socialism in Gracie Mansion. Socialism buried. Socialism …

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• 15 December

  Spotlight on Terrorism and the
  Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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• 15 December

  Congress Unveils Proposal To Repeal Syria Sanctions as Syria-Israel Tensions Continue

  

  Latest Developments Repeal Likely to Pass: Congress is likely to repeal economic sanctions on Syria enshrined in the 2019 Caesar Act in the coming weeks, unveiling language for its repeal within the 3,000-page National Defense Authorization Act. The provision requires regular reports to Congress from the White House certifying that …

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• 15 December

  With Fireworks and Parades, Syrians Celebrate Anniversary of al-Assad’s Fall

  

  With Fireworks and Parades, Syrians Celebrate Anniversary of al-Assad’s Fall A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership.Syrians in Damascus, Syria, on Monday gather for a military parade to commemorate the first anniversary of the ousting …

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• 15 December

  De Retour de Daech 3: La réhabilitation des revenant∙e∙s en Allemagne

  Depuis le déclin de l’État islamique, ou Daech, en Syrie et en Irak, des centaines d’hommes, femmes et enfants ayant vécu dans le « califat » sont retournés dans leurs pays d’origine, y compris en Allemagne. Cet article conclut une série d’articles présentant l’expérience allemande en matière de rapatriement, de …

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• 15 December

  Christians in the New Syria: Accepted, But At-Risk

  

  Although some Christians have been targeted post-Assad, these incidents are hardly an attempted “genocide,” but rather part of the broader internal security challenge affecting all communities in Syria, including the majority population. Syria is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. In Maaloula, locals still speak …

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• 15 December

  Comment guérir quand le monde est en feu

  

  Chloé m’écrit par courriel au sujet de mon récent article « Ne laissez pas l’Empire vous manipuler et vous faire croire que vous êtes impuissant » : « Ce que vous avez dit sur ce qu’il faut faire lorsqu’on se sent impuissant m’a vraiment marquée… que l’on peut toujours contribuer …

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