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  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy 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.

  • Fresh Take
    SyriaDemocracy 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 …

  • Fresh Take
    SyriaDemocracy 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.

  • Event Video
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria After Assad: Domestic and Regional Challenges

    Dec 17, 2024

    Experts unpack the recent developments in Syria and discuss the implications of the fall of the Assad regime for the region and US policy.

  • From our Affiliates
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria Transition: Nothing Left to Lose and Everything to Gain

    Dec 16, 2024The Unit for Political Studies

    Syria has entered a new phase with the fall of the regime facing myriad challenges. The deposed regime destroyed the country through policies of violence and o…

  • Webinar
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria After Assad: Domestic and Regional Challenges

    Dec 17, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts unpack the recent developments in Syria and discuss the implications for the region and US policy.

  • Viewpoint
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Will Assad’s Fall Give Iran’s Reformists a New Lease on Life?

    Dec 11, 2024Daniel Brumberg

    For Iran, the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and what was left of his regime—together with Moscow’s decision to throw its leading Middle East ally to the wind…

  • Viewpoint
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    A New Syria is Born: Hopes and Challenges

    Dec 11, 2024Marwa Daoudy

    December 8, 2024, marked a historic turning point in Syria and the Middle East region—a day when the Syrian people achieved what had seemed unattainable: the t…

  • SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Implications of Assad’s Fall for Syria and the Region

    Dec 10, 2024

    The fall of Damascus marked the end of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, who inherited the presidency from his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000.

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Implications of Assad’s Fall for Syria and the Region

    Dec 10, 2024Heba Gowayed Imad K. Harb Bahraa Hijazi Khalil E. Jahshan Patricia Karam Annelle Sheline

    The fall of Damascus marked the end of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, who inherited the presidency from his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000.

  • SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Azmi Bishara: The task in Syria now is to preserve state institutions, build a new system

    Dec 9, 2024

    Azmi Bishara, the General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, has emphasized that the primary task for Syrians today is to preserve st…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Hezbollah’s Likely Demise and Lebanon’s Uncertain Future

    Dec 4, 2024Patricia Karam

    Israel's approval of a US-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah set the stage for an end to fourteen months of fighting between the two parties, ushering in the po…