Steven Simon (2026-01-20). Syrian army advances risk fragile deal with Kurdish fighters. responsiblestatecraft.org Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa and President Trump

Socialist Alliance (2026-01-20). Defend the Rojava revolution! socialist-alliance.org The Socialist Alliance stands in full solidarity with the Kurdish-led Rojava Revolution which is now under attack from the Syrian regime, with the backing of the United States and the European Union.

Elizabeth Hagedorn (2026-01-20). Trump praises Sharaa after truce reached with SDF. al-monitor.com The Trump administration's Syria envoy said Tuesday that Washington believed Damascus could handle the country's continued fight against ISIS, signaling a major shift in the US' policy toward the Kurdish forces.

Revolutionary Left Current, Socialist Alliance (2026-01-20). (Statements) Defend the Rojava revolution against the Syrian regime's genocidal attacks. links.org.au Statements by the Revolutionary Left Party (Syria) and Socialist Alliance (Australia) opposing the Syrian regime's genocidal attacks on the Rojava revolution.

Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union, Democratic Union Party, Kongra Star Coordination (2026-01-20). Kurdish left statements: Defend Rojava! links.org.au Statements by Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union, Democratic Union Party and Kongra Star Coordination denouncing the Damascus transitional administration's attacks on Rojava and North and East Syria.

Eldar Mamedov (2026-01-20). RIP Amb. Robert Hunter, who warned about NATO expansion. responsiblestatecraft.org The world of foreign policy restraint is poorer today with the passing of Robert Hunter, an American diplomat, who was the U.S. ambassador to NATO in 1993-1998. He also served as a senior official on both the Western Europe and Middle East desks in President Jimmy Carter's National Security Council.For decades, Hunter was a prominent, sober, and necessary voice of restraint in Washington. To readers of Responsible Statecraft, he was an