Publications

Event: ISW & Grace Farms in Connecticut

June 4, 2019 - ISW Press

Join ISW and the Grace Farms Foundation in New Canaan, Connecticut on June 18th for a discussion on the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and their importance to U.S. national security and values, including human dignity and freedom.

Syria Situation Report

May 20, 2019 - ISW Press

The latest Syria Situation Report map includes coverage of pro-Assad attacks, Iran's activities along the Syria-Iraq border, local backlash against SDF, and al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria operating in Idlib Province.

Russia in Review: Russia in the Balkans

May 13, 2019 - ISW Press

European leaders are struggling to restart much-needed talks between Kosovo and Serbia. The Kremlin sees the current tensions as an opportunity to exploit for its own strategic gains. The latest in the Russian campaign in the Balkans is covered in ISW's Russia in Review update.

ISIS's Opportunity in Northern Syria

May 13, 2019 - ISW Press

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) do not have adequate resources to detain the suspected 9,000 ISIS fighters and 63,000 ISIS family members currently housed in a network of detention facilities and internally displaced persons camps.

ISIS Reasserts Global Reach for Ramadan 2019

May 1, 2019 - Brandon Wallace

ISIS’s latest global campaign began in late April 2019, two weeks before the start of Ramadan on May 5. ISIS has orchestrated an annual campaign of intensified attacks around the Islamic holy month of Ramadan since 2012.

Moldova's Elections

April 29, 2019 - ISW Press

The latest Russia in Review Intelligence Summary (INTSUM) examines how a political deadlock in Moldova following parliamentary elections is playing into Russia's designs in a critical part of Eastern Europe.

A New President in Ukraine

April 22, 2019 - Nataliya Bugayova

With Volodymyr Zelensky's rise to power in Ukraine, the Kremlin likely sees an opportunity to gradually regain Russian economic and political influence in Ukraine. Other key constituencies with agendas that will disrupt Ukraine's reform path also perceive opportunities in this critical moment.

ISIS Resurgence Update

April 19, 2019 - Brandon Wallace

ISIS lost its territorial control in Syria and Iraq in March 2019. Now its resurgent campaign is taking form and gaining momentum in key areas. Read the latest assessment and view the new map.

The Future of Syria

April 10, 2019 - ISW Press

ISW Research Director Jennifer Cafarella recently spoke at a panel on the future of the war in Syria hosted by the European Union Delegation to the U.S. Read excerpts of her remarks and watch the video of the conversation.

Russia in Review: Russia's Venezuela Intervention

April 5, 2019 - ISW Press

The Kremlin is reinforcing the Maduro regime to protect Russian investments in Venezuela and confront the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere. Read the latest Russia in Review to learn more.

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