Carnegie Middle East Center
The Islamic State’s governing system in Syria looks a great deal like that of the Assad regime.
Infighting and regime gains suggest the rebels are heading for defeat around Damascus.
Moscow is reshaping the Syria conflict to ultimately impose a solution to its liking.
In an interview, Abul-Abbas al-Shami looks back on his role in the Syrian uprising.
In an interview, Derek Chollet looks back at the Obama administration’s decision-making on Syria.
A defeat will leave Syria’s opposition at a dead end, with little chance of reversing the tide of war.
The head of Syria’s Air Force Intelligence Directorate says Bashar al-Assad was too soft.
Hillary Clinton may intervene more in Syria, but don’t assume she’s a hardened interventionist.
Donald Trump’s policies on Syria suggest he may favor Assad and has learned little about the country.
Why local tribal calculations will determine what happens outside Syria’s heartland.
As a new UN humanitarian coordinator arrives in Damascus, calls for a debate over aid increase.
With Iranian and Russian support Assad seems to be winning in the areas that matter most to him.
Syria’s rebels are learning the disadvantages of being a proxy force.
Turkey’s recent incursion into Syria aims to secure the self-proclaimed Islamic State’s main smuggling and trade hub in northern Syria, but there may be other motives.
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