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Expert Interview
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Post-Assad: Syria’s Fragile Recovery
Mar 5, 2025
Radwan Ziadeh reviews with Khalil E. Jahshan the situation in Syria after Assad and shares his impressions from his recent visit to the country.
Fresh Take
LebanonDemocracy and Governance
Challenges Facing Lebanon’s New Government
Feb 26, 2025
Imad K. Harb discusses the challenges facing the new government in Lebanon, especially Israel's continued attacks in the south and refusal to completely withdr…
From our Affiliates
LevantDemocracy and Governance
The New Syrian Administration Caught between Domestic Demands and Foreign Pressures
Feb 17, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Nearly two months since the fall of the Assad regime, the new Syrian administration faces major domestic and foreign challenges as it tries to resurrect state …
Webinar
LevantDemocracy and Governance
Syria’s Transitional Government: Challenges, Prospects, and Global Implications
Feb 13, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts discuss the myriad challenges facing Syria in this transitional period, assess the prospects for success in instituting a democratic and inclusive gove…
Policy Analysis
LebanonDemocracy and Governance
Out With the Old, In With the New: Is There a New Hope for Lebanon?
Feb 6, 2025Patricia Karam
Following a surprising appointment as Lebanon’s new prime minister, independent jurist, academic, and former diplomat Nawaf Salam, finds himself enmeshed in th…
Viewpoint
LevantDemocracy and Governance
A Blind Spot in Post-Assad Syria: The Fate of State Archival Records
Jan 21, 2025Marwa Daoudy Noureddine Jebnoun
The fall of the Assad regime has highlighted a crucial but often overlooked issue: the fate of Syria’s state archives. Former officials have left behind millio…
Viewpoint
LebanonDemocracy and Governance
The Emergence of Lebanon’s Third Republic
Jan 16, 2025Imad K. Harb
The election on January 9, 2025, of the Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun as the fourteenth president of Lebanon can very well be the inauguration of the Leb…
Policy Analysis
LebanonDemocracy and Governance
Lebanon’s Post-Hezbollah “Day After”
Jan 7, 2025Patricia Karam
The surprising fall of the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria on the heel of Hezbollah’s spectacular losses and, with it, the tremendous weakening of Ir…
Intern Corner
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Rebuilding and Strengthening Syria’s State Institutions
Dec 23, 2024Nour Taha
Nour Taha discusses the need for reviving and strengthening state institutions in Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime, stating that they are necessary…
Video
LevantDemocracy and Governance
The Palestinian Authority Crackdown in Jenin
Dec 21, 2024
Hanna Alshaikh discusses the Palestinian Authority's crackdown in Jenin within the context of the PA's relationship with the United States and Israel.
Video
LevantDemocracy and Governance
Syria After Assad: Maintaining Unity and Preserving Sovereignty
Dec 20, 2024
Marwa Daoudy discusses the challenges facing the new administration in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. Daoudy's remarks are part of a webinar titled …
Video
LevantDemocracy and Governance
The Assad Regime and Regional Players
Dec 20, 2024
Natasha Hall discusses the final days of the Assad regime and the influence of regional players on the old and new administrations in Damascus.