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SyriaDemocracy and GovernanceThe Shrinking Space for Kurdish Autonomy in Syria
Feb 26, 2026Gregory AftandilianIn 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 GovernanceSyria’s New Order: Centralization by External Consent
Jan 29, 2026Salim ÇevikOn January 8, 2026, Syrian interim government forces moved into two neighborhoods in Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-backed coa…
- Policy AnalysisSyriaDemocracy and Governance
Prospects for Syria’s Democratization Under Ahmed al-Sharaa
Nov 21, 2025Patricia KaramThe 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…
- ViewpointSyriaUS Foreign Policy
The Populist and the Pragmatist: Why Trump Sees a Kindred Spirit in Syria’s al-Sharaa
Nov 11, 2025Daniel NeepAt first glance, US President Donald J. Trump and Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa inhabit very different political universes. Trump, the populist pre…
- Policy AnalysisSyriaDemocracy and Governance
Syria’s Fragile Integration: The SDF Joins the Army but Autonomy Remains Elusive
Nov 5, 2025Gregory AftandilianAn October 2025 deal between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—which are linked to the Kurdish-dominated autonomous administration in the northea…
- Policy AnalysisSyriaGlobal Health and Health Policy
From Syria to Sudan: How Captagon Fuels Instability
Sep 26, 2025Gregory AftandilianSyria’s former Assad regime was the primary producer and chief beneficiary of the Captagon drug trade. Although the new Syrian government led by interim presid…
- Policy AnalysisLebanonEnergy and Economics
Can Lebanon Be a Hub for Syria’s Reconstruction?
Sep 24, 2025Patricia KaramNearly a year after the end of Syria’s civil war and the fall of the Assad dictatorship, the country has embarked on a long and complex reconstruction process.…
- From our AffiliatesSyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Proposed Syria-Israel Security Agreement: Provisions and Prospects
Sep 22, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesSyria-Israel negotiations accelerated markedly in the run up to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly scheduled to begin 23 September, with considerable …
