The Islamic State's leadership is spent, and its end is nigh. Now the struggle for Syria is at a turning point, and the four diametrically opposed forces that remain must now consolidate their gains on the ground and face each others' ambitions.
The Washington that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting today is, in ways obvious and not so obvious, significantly different from the Washington he visited in June 2016.
For years, much of the world has turned a blind eye to the funding that has fueled Palestinian terrorism against Israelis. Recently, however, welcome signs have appeared that this may be changing.