Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
Regional and local actors must adjust their strategies in the wake of Assad’s fall and Trump’s re-designation of the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham remains on the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, creating obstacles for its leadership as the head of Syria’s caretaker government. Will the Trump administration decide to remove the designation soon?