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  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Saudi Arabia’s Calculated Re-engagement in Syria and Lebanon

    Apr 8, 2025Unit for Political Studies

    On March 28, the Syrian and Lebanese defense ministers signed an agreement in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, affirming the importance of demarcating borders between the…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Challenges Facing Syria’s Constitutional Declaration

    Apr 4, 2025Radwan Ziadeh

    Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, Syria’s new administration announced on January 29, 2025, the appointment of Ahmed al-Shara…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    A New Opportunity for Palestinians in Syria

    Mar 21, 2025Nidal Betare

    In Syria under former President Hafez al-Assad, liberating Palestine at all costs was a regime slogan commensurate to freeing the Golan Heights of Israeli occu…

  • Viewpoint
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Timeline of the Recent Sectarian Strife on Syria’s Coast

    Mar 19, 2025Radwan Ziadeh

    On March 6, loyalists to Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad attacked the new government’s troops in the coastal areas of Syria where Assad’s Alawite sect…

  • From our Affiliates
    SyriaIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Coast: Background and Implications

    Mar 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Syria’s coastal region saw a wave of bloody sectarian violence from 6-10 March, sparked by armed clashes between remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s…

  • Webinar
    The Arab WorldDemocracy and Governance

    Towards Inclusive and Democratic Governance in MENA: Challenges and Prospects

    Mar 20, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

    Experts examine the challenges and prospects of inclusive governance and democratic transition in the Middle East.

  • From our Affiliates
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Policy in post-Assad Syria

    Mar 11, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syrian territory since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December last year. In the three days after Syrian opposi…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • Viewpoint
    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…

  • 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…