Country: Syria

Nadia Ahmad16/01/2026

What if the May 17 1983 Agreement between Lebanon and Israel was ratified?

On May 17 1983, under Lebanese President Amine Pierre Gemayel, Lebanon signed a treaty with […]
Rafic Taleb30/12/2025

From Homs to the Coast: How power politics turned Alawite civilians into Collateral Damage

The terrorist bombing in Homs on Friday was not an isolated act of violence. It […]
Rafic Taleb20/12/2025

From Palmyra to “Hawkeye”: ISIS, U.S. Retaliation, and the political logic behind Washington’s bet on Damascus

The ISIS-claimed attack on U.S. forces near Palmyra on December 13 was not an isolated […]
Hiba Abdulwahhab19/12/2025

In the new Middle East, victory is the greatest threat

The Middle East is entering a dangerous new phase where the collapse of old deterrence […]
Rafic Taleb08/12/2025

Syria one year without Bashar al-Assad: The higher the hope, the deeper the fall

When Bashar al-Assad finally receded from Syria’s political scene, many believed, naively, that the regime’s […]
Ahsan Ali27/11/2025

The persistent Islamic Extremism of Tajikistan

Every state is vulnerable to Islamist extremism, but some states are more prone to this […]
Rafic Taleb20/11/2025

When the President plays basketball: Ahmad al‑Sharaa and the Art of Surrender

An unusual spectacle and a visit to Washington in early November. A video of Transitional […]
The Liberum27/10/2025

The most problematic refugee: Moscow’s refusal to extradite Bashar al-Assad

It became apparent after the visit of self-proclaimed transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Moscow that […]
Rafic Taleb09/10/2025

The New Iraq: A war simmering on a low flame

The 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra by an unidentified party ignited a […]
Rafic Taleb15/09/2025

Syria at the Brink: The Slow March Toward Partition

Syria stands at the edge of irreversible fragmentation. A series of covert meetings, shifting alliances, […]
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