Syria’s post-Assad transition faces political fragility, economic ruin, and volatile security; sustained U.S. engagement is essential for stability.
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Hamas remains the key obstacle to lasting peace; defeating it requires parallel U.S.-led efforts on Palestinian security, PA reform, and Arab normalization.
Iraq is reinforcing its Syrian border, fearing Aleppo clashes could spread eastward, triggering displacement, militant infiltration, and Islamic State escapes.
Pakistan’s security role grows, but domestic instability and economic limits challenge its reach.
A strike on Qatar shifted Gulf views of Israel from partner to threat, driving a new Saudi-UAE-Qatar security alliance.
Russia’s renewed security cooperation with Syria’s new government risks restricting Israel’s military freedom of action and complicates regional dynamics.
Iraq must secure its Syrian border and balance U.S.-Iran pressures as Assad’s fall reshapes regional alliances and threats.
Iraq can secure oil access, labor, and border stability by partnering with Syria, countering militia opposition and seizing post-Assad economic opportunities.
Each option for Hamas fighters carries major risks—from local security collapse to creating a global militant diaspora.
Israeli missile defense technology, honed under real attack, accelerates U.S. homeland security and provides capabilities America cannot rapidly develop alone.