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The violation of the agreement of March 10, 2025, sparked an outburst of another escalation in northeastern Syria, led to Turkish intervention, and contributed to the defeat of the Kurdish SDF forces. As a result, a new Syrian-Kurdish agreement was signed on January 18 on Damascus’s terms, with the participation of Washington and Ankara.

The Trump administration has released a White House document outlining the principles of U.S. foreign policy and national security strategy.

Washington’s decision to put US boots on the ground in Gaza to “monitor” a ceasefire is the oldest con in the American foreign policy playbook: the promise of a “limited” mission that always expands into a quagmire.