While on-the-ground security dynamics remain fractious and unpredictable, caretaker authorities in Damascus managed to yield tentative concessions from armed groups around the country (with the exception of Suwayda). The formation...

Authorities led by caretaker President Ahmad al-Shara’a are watching with growing concern the sustained opposition to their objectives in the south Syrian Druze-majority province. Calls from senior Druze cleric Sheikh...

Under Bashar al-Assad, more than a decade of heavily centralized mismanagement, cronyism and conflict left Syria’s economy essentially in ruins. While Assad is now gone, Syria is still facing a...

Early signs from the preparatory committee for Syria’s National Dialogue Conference have raised significant concerns regarding its composition, inclusivity and objectives. While the conference presents a valuable opportunity to gather...

Caretaker President Ahmad al-Shara’a (previously known by his nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Jolani) took the first steps towards organizing the much-anticipated National Dialogue Conference, appointing a preparatory committee tasked...

In the post-Assad era, empowering and expanding Syria’s civil society landscape will be vital to giving local communities a voice moving forward. Over the past 14 years of uprising and...

While caretaker President Ahmad al-Shara’a’s recent meetings with Qatari, Saudi and Turkish officials arguably represent the most significant diplomatic advances for Syria’s new, post-Assad authorities, there are persistent question-marks around...

On Wednesday, 29th January, Syria’s interim authorities confirmed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmad al-Shara’a (formerly known by his nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Jolani) as interim president of Syria...

While the industrial-scale drug trade of the Bashar al-Assad era is over, cross-border smuggling from Syria has not stopped altogether. Without patronage, facilitation and security cover from the former regime...

Arrest campaigns are ongoing across Syria, with security forces led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) pursuing wanted regime personnel yet to complete settlement procedures and handover weapons caches. Several regime...