Carnegie Middle East Center
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Donald Trump’s foreign policy moves in Syria have alienated friends and bolstered enemies.
The present Arab counterrevolution is very likely to lead to further revolutions down the road.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
In an interview, Syrian author Subhi Hadidi helps take us into the system and mind of Bashar al-Assad.
Donald Trump’s decision to leave Syria is laying the foundations for a post-American Middle East.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Assaad al-Achi discusses where the foes of the Assad regime are today, and why Syrian NGOs are proliferating.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Sawsan Abou Zainedin discusses how Syria’s recent reconstruction legislation has served political priorities.
Lebanon’s political deadlock is a sign that the Assad regime is trying to reassert its influence in the country.
Refugees in Lebanon are seeking asylum in Cyprus, and Nicosia is increasingly worried.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
As the Khashoggi affair will likely show, accountability is never a problem for Arab leaders.
By integrating pro-regime armed groups into state structures, the Assad regime has created a hybrid military order.
There were four lessons from the Istanbul Summit on Syria, one of which is that Bashar al-Assad has won.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Once the Idlib standoff ends, Syria’s regime and its allies will turn eastwards where another complex situation prevails.
The Sochi deal may have been welcomed internationally, but Turkey has also been handed a hot potato.