While the pause in direct hostilities between Israel and Iran has provided a measure of respite and temporarily eased tensions across the south-west, the economic fallout from soaring fuel prices and worsening living conditions continues...

Despite continued setbacks and signs of local resistance, the last month saw tangible steps towards incorporating Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) units into the Syrian army. One of the most concrete areas of progress has been...

Syria’s transition to date has been overwhelmingly defined by a stabilization-first approach, both by new Syrian authorities under interim President Ahmad al-Shara’a and international partner-states. This approach prioritizes consolidation of interim authorities’ position without sufficient...

For months, Suwayda has been locked in stalemate: political talks have gone nowhere; neither side has proven willing or able to fundamentally alter the military situation on the ground. As such, the most significant political...

While military integration talks between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Damascus have remained constructive, translating paper agreements into tangible implementation is likely to provoke significant local reactions. This dynamic has already been reflected in...