Syria
The Interim President Is Consolidating Control by Placing Family Members in Key Positions at the Nexus of Power and Wealth
Somalia and Syria Are Complex Patchworks of Clans and Tribes and Interests
With Turkey’s Backing of Hamas and Disputes in Syria, the Future of Jerusalem-Ankara Ties Look Dim
Turkish Drone Strikes and Air Raids Continue to Target Kurdish Areas
The Transitional Government Reinforces Sectarian Polarization and Disregards Syria’s Ethnic and Religious Minorities
Turkey Seeks to Project an Image of Transformation—Not Through Conventional Broad Partnerships but by Asserting Itself as a Regional Power Center
Foreign Fighters Who Helped Overthrow Assad Now Hold Key Positions in HTS’s Defense Ministry and Its New Army
Domestically, to Regain Support, Khamenei Will Need to Intensify the Imposition of Islamist Ideological Policies
When Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Began Its Attacks on the Assad Regime in Aleppo, Iran’s IRGC Essentially Stood Down
The Donors Conference Organized by the EU Raised 5.8 billion Euros in Loans and Grants, 80 Percent from the EU
For a Sunni, An Alawite Ruling in Damascus Compares to an ‘Untouchable’ Becoming Maharaja or a Jew Becoming Tsar
Despite Now Positioning Himself as a Statesman, in an Interview Ayoub Argued That Sharaa’s past Cannot Be Ignored
Iran Sees Syria as an Ideological and Strategic Battleground Central to Its Regional Ambitions
It Is Clear the Image Ahmad Al-Sharaa and His Apologists in Washington Promote Is False
The Editorial Emphasises That Islam Does Not Divide People Into Majorities and Minorities, but Rather According to Whether They Are Disbelievers or Believers
Minority Populations Had No Input Into the Document That Undermines Individual Freedoms with Its Specific Ideological Vision
Perspective of an Advisor of a Local Faction
For This Strategy to Be Legitimate, Any Future Political Framework for Rojava Kurdistan Should Be Carried Out in Direct Consultation with the Kurdish People There
Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Militants and Terrorists Have Been Targeting Alawis, Christians, and Other Minorities Across Syria