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SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
What Are Syria’s Political Trials For?
Aug 18, 2026Daniel Neep
On August 11, 2026, the Fourth Syrian Criminal Court sentenced to death former President Bashar al-Assad and seven other regime insiders—including his brother …
Fresh Take
SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
The Challenges of Accountability in Post-Assad Syria
Aug 14, 2026
Daniel Neep examines Syria's efforts to hold former regime officials accountable, the legal challenges facing transitional justice, and whether these trials ca…
Policy Analysis
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Control without Inclusion: Eastern Syria Under Damascus
Jun 12, 2026Haian Dukhan
In May 2026, Hussein al-Sharaa, the father of Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, described the people of Deir al-Zor as “a group of savages with loud …
Webinar
SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Transitional Justice and Accountability Efforts in Syria: Challenges and Prospects
Jun 3, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts explore the current state of transitional justice in Syria and assess the significance and limitations of recent prosecutions.
Book Review
Syria
Review of Daniel Neep, Syria: A Modern History (New York: Basic Books, 2026, 560 pp.)
May 20, 2026Nader Atassi
In early December 2024, the Assad regime crumbled as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and allied groups swept major Syrian cities in a major military offensive, culminati…
Fresh Take
SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Transitional Justice in Syria: Progress and Challenges
May 6, 2026
Radwan Ziadeh examines Syria’s ongoing transitional justice process following the fall of the Assad regime, and the major challenges that continue to shape acc…
Podcast
SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Syria: A Modern History
Apr 17, 2026
Daniel Neep and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss Neep's new book, Syria: A Modern History. From Ottoman roots to civil war, he unpacks how history shapes Syria's stru…
Policy Analysis
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
The Shrinking Space for Kurdish Autonomy in Syria
Feb 26, 2026Gregory Aftandilian
In January 2026, clashes between Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resulted in Damascus regaining large parts of territory that h…
Policy Analysis
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Syria’s New Order: Centralization by External Consent
Jan 29, 2026Salim Çevik
On January 8, 2026, Syrian interim government forces moved into two neighborhoods in Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-backed coa…
Webinar
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Syria after Assad: A One Year Assessment
Dec 18, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts analyze Syria’s trajectory one year after the Assad regime’s collapse, evaluating the transitional government’s performance and exploring prospects for…
Policy Analysis
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Prospects for Syria’s Democratization Under Ahmed al-Sharaa
Nov 21, 2025Patricia Karam
The spectacular and unforeseen fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 upended Syria’s political order and launched a precarious transition. Ahmed al-Sharaa o…
Podcast
SyriaUS Foreign Policy
Mr. Sharaa Comes to Washington
Nov 17, 2025
Radwan Ziadeh and Yousef Munayyer discuss Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House, exploring what Syrians hope to gain from the trip, and w…