Caption
Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
Caption
SDF and YPG flags seen in al-Raqqa after its takeover by the SDF, October 20, 2017 (VOA Kurdish)
As Turkey targets Kurdish fighters with ties to the U.S.-led coalition combatting the Islamic State, tensions between Turkey and the U.S. have the potential to squander many of the gains that have been made against ISIS. Simultaneously, Iran and Russia are gaining leverage by solidifying their hold on key areas in the region. The U.S. is now forced to weigh its conflicting alliances in Eastern Syria, and develop a coherent policy towards its allies.
On Tuesday, March 13th, Hudson Institute hosted a discussion assessing U.S. policy options for the conflict and the region. The panel will consist of American Foreign Policy Council Senior Vice President Ilan Berman; Institute for the Study of War Senior Intelligence Planner Jennifer Cafarella; former Syrian diplomat Bassam Barabandi; and Hudson Adjunct Fellow Michael Pregent.
To view the map used in today's panel, click here.
Related Events
17
July 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Politics, Loyalty, and Survival: A Conversation with Salena Zito
Featured Speakers:
Salena Zito
Paul Sracic
17
July 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Politics, Loyalty, and Survival: A Conversation with Salena Zito
Journalist and author Salena Zito will join Hudson's Paul Sracic to discuss her new book Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland, releasing July 8.
Featured Speakers:
Salena Zito
Paul Sracic
21
July 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Tokyo as a Window for Global Japan: A Conversation with Governor Yuriko Koike
Featured Speakers:
Yuriko Koike
Kenneth R. Weinstein
23
June 2025
Past Event
An Afrikaner Perspective on US–South Africa Relations
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Corné Mulder
Dr. Theo de Jager
Mr. Gerhard Papenfus
Moderator:
Joshua Meservey
23
June 2025
Past Event
An Afrikaner Perspective on US–South Africa Relations
Three leaders of prominent South African organizations with strong Afrikaner memberships sit down with Hudson's Josh Meservey discuss the key issues roiling ties between Washington and Pretoria.
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Corné Mulder
Dr. Theo de Jager
Mr. Gerhard Papenfus
Moderator:
Joshua Meservey
Related Research
Caption
(Screenshot via YouTube)
Caption
(School of War)
Caption
Communal workers clean debris next to a damaged residential building following a Russian drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on June 10, 2025. (Oleksandr Gimanov via Getty Images)
