Patrick Haenni Senior Advisor for Syria, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), Geneva. Iran, Syria, Iraq. Contradictions and Paradoxes of American Politics Patrick Haenni · June 2019 As the United States proclaims victory in the war against the Islamic State (IS), it finds itself locked into a contradiction between its desire to partially disengage from the Middle East and its escalation against Iran. This approach can only contribute to destabilizing the region, (...)
