Military
STUDY: Israel’s Strategy in South Syria
Download PDF On the same day that Syrians took to the streets to celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, Israeli forces entered Syrian territory for the first time in decades—supposedly a temporary measure amid the jubilance, uncertainty and insecurity of...
STUDY: Israel’s Strategy in South Syria
Download PDF On the same day that Syrians took to the streets to celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, Israeli...
BRIEF: Suwayda under siege
A tentative ceasefire that has mostly held in Suwayda since 20th July has yielded a new tactic from interim authorities:...
BRIEF: Suwayda truce holds, authorities navigate next steps
Despite scattered and not insignificant bouts of fighting since the tripartite ceasefire came into effect last weekend, the general picture...
Political
ANALYSIS: Course-correcting Syria’s political transition after Suwayda
The Suwayda crisis has laid bare the dangers of militarised governance, exclusionary politics, and top-down transition models. Without a fundamental...
BRIEF: Suwayda truce collapses following tribal mobilization
Despite interim authorities fully withdrawing all its forces and affiliated armed groups from Suwayda following a tentative truce reached mid-week,...
BRIEF: Military escalation in Suwayda
After a kidnapping incident prompted fierce clashes between Bedouin groups and Druze factions in western Suwayda, the interim Ministry of...
STUDY: Between Symbolism and Substance: Syria’s Transition at 6 Months
Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syria found itself at a critical juncture, a turbulent phase marked by deep...
STUDY: Refugee Returns & Migration Dynamics after Assad
Download PDF Published in partnership with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Lebanon, this study assesses returns by refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)...
Analysis: Syria and the Israel-Iran war
One week ago, Israel launched a wave of aerial attacks targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, military and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps...
SURVEY: Public Opinion on Syria’s Transition
Last week marked six months since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the beginning of the fragile, fast-moving political transition...
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