Syria
With the Passing of One Year Since the Fall of the Assad Regime, the Situation in Al-Suwayda’ Province Still Remains at an Impasse
The Syrian National Army Has Vanished on Paper, but Its Factions Still Shape the Country’s Security Landscape
Israeli Forces Conducted the Raid on the Basis of Dismantling an ‘Islamic Group’ and/or Hamas Cell That Was Plotting to Attack Israel
Extreme Poverty Now Affects One in Four Syrians and the Country’s Economy Is Worth Less than One-Third of What It Was in 2011
The New Syrian Army Is a Hybrid Security Model That Is Formally Institutionalizing Globally Blacklisted Foreign Militants
An Interview Conducted with Quwat Qalib Al-Karama (‘Well of Dignity Forces’), One of the Constituent Groups of the National Guard
There Are Multiple Separate Entities That Over the Years Have Claimed the Title of the SSNP in Syria and Lebanon
Turkey’s Coordinated Military and Diplomatic Gamble to Reshape the Region’s Security Map
The Syrian Transitional Government’s Refusal to Acknowledge Sectarian Massacres Exposes Its Justice Reforms as a Façade
If Al-Sharaa Were Genuinely Committed to Political Pluralism and Inclusivity, He Would Engage with Syria’s Kurds, Druze, Christians, and Alawis
The Editorial Brands Him as Among the Foremost Examples of Treachery Against Islam, Eager to Make Sacrifices and Concessions to the U.S. and Israel for the Sake of Power
‘The Men of Light’ (Saraya Al-Jawad) Was Formed After the End of the Massacres on the Coast That Took Place in the Period 7-9 March 2025
Syria’s Shia Find Themselves Tolerated but Subdued
The Various Components of the Iran-Led Axis of Resistance, and the Tehran Regime Itself, Remain Stronger than Their Domestic Opponents
A Partnership with the U.S.-Led Coalition Would Give Al-Sharaa Another Means to Consolidate Power and Project Legitimacy at Home and Abroad
The New Government Is either Purposely Cynical or in Naive Denial About Its Treatment of Ethnic and Sectarian Minorities
UNHCR Is Among the U.N.’s Most Irreplaceable and Cost-Effective Programs
From Assad’s Palace Perched on Mount Mezzeh, He Could See East Ghouta, a Sprawling Suburb of Multistory Apartment Buildings, and a Slum Which More than a Million Sunni Arabs Called Home