A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Post-conflict reconstruction is inherently political, involving a struggle for power and influence.
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.
As the Syrian war nears its end, the Assad regime and Hezbollah appear to be rebalancing their relationship in Lebanon.
Donald Trump is so motivated to reach agreements, that we might have to worry if he succeeds.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Civil society organizations are moving to the forefront as vital intermediaries in Syria’s northeast.
Nicholas Haslam of Adam Smith International discusses local administration in Syria, and prospects for local autonomy.
Human Rights Watch’s Sara Kayyali discusses whether Syrian officials will ever face trial for their actions in Syria’s conflict.
Thomas Pierret discusses his recent research on the brief Salafi moment in the Syrian conflict.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Hurras al-Din is playing the role of spoiler in Syria’s north, against Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.
Amnesty International’s Diana Semaan discusses human rights reporting in Syria and its shortcomings.
Alexey Khlebnikov discusses Moscow’s role in the ongoing standoff between Iran and Israel in Syria.
Ekaterina Sokirianskaia discusses the return home of Russian jihadists who fought in Iraq and Syria.
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.
Syria’s regime is changing the country’s urban planning laws to punish its foes and reward loyalists.
Agnès Favier discusses France’s role in Syrian diplomacy, the fate of the Syrian Democratic Forces, and what happens after the fall of the eastern Ghouta.