Syria
Without Political Acknowledgment of Kurdish Rights and the Rights of Druze, Alawites, and Other Minorities, Syria Will Not Stabilize
Relations with the United States, Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Russia Factor Into the Decision, as Does the Risk of Harming Kurds
A January 18, 2026, Agreement with the Government Represents a Major Setback for Syrian Kurds and Their Political Aspirations
The Hard Truth Is, That Ideology Has Failed to Create a Durable and Peaceful Political Order in the Kurds’ Host States
Turkish President Erdoğan Is Showing the Kurds and Their Supporters His Insincerity
The Oil Fields in the Kurdish Region and Much of the Land Is the Next Target of the Al-Sharaa Government
Contacts Between Displaced Alawite Fighters and the Syrian Democratic Forces Reflect Survival, Not Strategic Coordination
Proximity to the Middle East Gives Cyprus Both a Stake and a Voice to Reframe How the European Union Engages with the Region
Claims of Mass Defection Obscure the Local, Fragmented, and Strategic Reality Inside the SDF
The Aleppo Clashes Reflect the Deeper Contradiction Between Syria’s Centralized State Project and the SDF’s Autonomous Vision
The Available Choices in Lebanon Are That Hezbollah Will Be Permitted to Gradually Re-Arm, or That Israel Will Prevent It from Doing So
If the Situation in Aleppo Spirals Out of Control, It Could Trigger Large-Scale Violence in Syria, Further Inflaming Ethnic Tensions
Why the “New Syria” Is Purging Alawites and Leaving Christians Exposed
A Newly Emergent Group Outlines Its Ideology, Alliances, And Opposition To Post-Assad Syria
How Syria’s evolving Captagon trade is forcing Amman to abandon normalization and return to hard power
After Months of Silence, the Pro–Islamic State Group Reemerges by Claiming a Sectarian Attack on Alawites in Central Syria
Failed Military Integration And Competing Visions For Syria Fuel Renewed Tensions
Arrest, Dissent, and Due Process Test Syria’s Post-Assad Political Order
The Islamic State and Its Ideological Sympathizers Have Not Vanished; They Have Simply Moved Into the Barracks
An Interview With a Group Claiming Affiliation With the Former Regime’s Tiger Forces