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    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Revolutionary Legitimacy in Syria: Sharaa as President

    Feb 4, 2025Radwan Ziadeh

    In all transitional periods, it is important to move quickly from revolutionary legitimacy to representative legitimacy, which Syria’s new authorities did by a…

  • From our Affiliates
    LevantThe War on Gaza

    The Gaza Deal, Trump, and What to Expect from His Policy on Palestine

    Feb 3, 2025

    After more than 15 months of brutal, destructive Israeli aggression against Gaza, Qatari-led mediation efforts in cooperation with Egypt and the United States …

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Liberation from the “Human Slaughterhouse”: A Dark History of Imprisonment in Syria

    Jan 28, 2025Yara M. Asi

    Assad's regime imprisoned more than 150,000 people, including some 5,000 children. Multiple reports have emerged of horrific torture, neglect, and murder insid…

  • External Readings
    LebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Israel’s South Lebanon Buffer Zone Proposal Sparks Debate as Border Violence Erupts

    Jan 27, 2025

    Renewed clashes highlight long-standing disputes over troop presence and Hezbollah’s influence in southern Lebanon Clashes between the Israeli Defense Forces (…

  • External Readings
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    External Powers Eye Influence as Hamas and PA Vie for Control of Gaza

    Jan 27, 2025

    Regional players such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are leveraging reconstruction efforts to exert influence, with Saudi Arabia emerging as a key mediato…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    The Estimated Cost of the Gaza War on the Israeli Economy

    Jan 27, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    More than a year after the Hamas attack on the towns of the so-called Gaza envelope, it has become clear that the economic and financial cost of Israel’s genoc…

  • External Readings
    Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Azmi Bishara: Israel must not be allowed to shed genocide label

    Jan 25, 2025

    The Director General of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies Azmi Bishara emphasized during the opening lecture of the Annual Palestine Forum in Doh…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Regime Change in Syria and Stabilization: The Limits of Turkey’s Unilateral Action

    Jan 24, 2025Salim Çevik

    Turkey has played a pivotal role in Syria’s conflict, significantly shaping the trajectory of opposition groups, particularly Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). With…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Egypt Remains Cool to the New Syrian Government

    Jan 23, 2025Gregory Aftandilian

    The Egyptian regime of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi looks upon the recent developments in Syria with a good deal of trepidation. That the Islamist rebel armed group, H…

  • Policy Analysis
    OmanRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Syrian Regime Change: The View from Oman

    Jan 9, 2025Giorgio Cafiero

    The abrupt end of 61 years of Baathist rule in Syria on December 8 caught the Gulf states by surprise. Both governments and citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Co…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Turkey and the Transition to a Post-Assad Regime in Syria

    Dec 20, 2024Salim Çevik

    Turkey's intervention in Syria and its approach to the post-Assad era reflects a complex interplay of short and long-term objectives shaped by domestic politic…

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    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    The Aqaba Summit and the Transition Process in Syria

    Dec 17, 2024The Unit for Political Studies

    The statement issued following the Aqaba meetings received mixed reactions in Syrian circles. While no official comment was issued by the Syrian interim govern…