The Syrian government on Saturday announced an interior ministry restructuring that includes fighting cross-border drug and people smuggling as they seek to improve ties with Western nations that have ...

Messaging about the interwoven work of defense, diplomacy and development once formed the core of Washington’s security pitch ...

Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was also appointed as special envoy for Syria, described in a post on X​ that it was a "power step forward" between the two nations.

The US military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies' underlying causes, instead ...