Our seven maps below illustrate how Syria became a country and the forces that have made it so unstable. Syria’s cities are among the oldest in the world, but the concept of Syria as a country ...

It has been six months since Syria broke free from 53 years of repressive rule. Now a former al Qaeda militant, Ahmed ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...