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- From our AffiliatesSaudi ArabiaThe War on Gaza
Saudi Arabia’s Response to Israel’s New Security Doctrine in the Levant
Aug 14, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesIn July 2025, Saudi Arabia and France jointly convened a high-profile diplomatic conference in New York dedicated to reviving momentum for a negotiated two-sta…
- From our AffiliatesLebanonSecurity and Defense
Lebanon Seeks a State Monopoly on Arms: Political and Security Implications
Aug 13, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesThe recent Israeli war on Lebanon, which inflicted severe damage to Hezbollah’s capabilities and decimated its leadership, gave the United States and Israel an…
- Policy AnalysisLebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Rumors and Risks: Lebanon’s Political Anxieties and Relations with the New Syria
Aug 12, 2025Patricia KaramIn May 2025, Syria’s transitional President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, confirmed that his government was in indirect communication with Israel, the first time the two s…
- Policy AnalysisTurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Moderation Without Transformation: Why Turkey Is Failing Syria’s Postwar Transition
Aug 8, 2025Salim ÇevikAfter years of investing in Syria’s opposition, Ankara is committed to see the emerging government in Damascus establish a functioning state that can restore b…
- Policy AnalysisSaudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Saudi Arabia and the New Syria: Constructive Pragmatism?
Aug 7, 2025Kristian Coates UlrichsenA large Saudi business delegation traveled to Syria on July 23-25, 2025, and participated in an inaugural Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum at the presidential pal…
- Policy AnalysisLevantIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
From Sectarianism to Tribalism: Rebuilding Syria’s Power Structures
Aug 6, 2025Haian DukhanThe July 13–18, 2025 violence between Druze and Bedouin in Syria’s southern al-Suwayda governorate was followed by a massive wave of tribal mobilization across…
- Policy AnalysisSyriaMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Refugees Return to Syria: Challenges and Uncertainties
Aug 1, 2025Heba GowayedGlobally the human displacement crisis has reached unprecedented heights, with one in every 67 people forced from their homes. During its 14 long years of civi…
- ViewpointSyriaIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
The Clashes in al-Suwayda: New Possibilities and Old Ghosts in Syria
Jul 31, 2025Rami G. KhouriThe July 2025 violence in southern Syria’s al-Suwayda region that killed 600 people and displaced thousands more traces its origins back to April 2025, when Su…