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Syria Masks Its Islamism Behind Bureaucracy March 29, 2025

Former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa and a coalition of militant groups led by his Committee for the Liberation of the Levant (HTS) successfully overthrew the brutal al-Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024, leaving the fate of the country uncertain....

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Syria’s Dictator Gone — But His Drug Dealers Are Still Busy March 26, 2025

Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions March 26, 2025

Early March 2025 was when Syria’s post-Assad transition turned sour. In scenes that resembled the worst moments of Syria’s civil war, hundreds of Alawite civilians were killed, probably by a combination of pro-government forces and extra-judicial Sun...

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IDF Engages in Firefight With Terrorists in Southern Syria March 25, 2025

Lebanon-Syria Border Clashes Reflect New Realities on the Ground March 25, 2025

The Hidden Themes Behind the Syrian Violence March 25, 2025

The recent bout of violence in Syria is the final act of reordering in the region. ...

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Can Syria and Lebanon Rein In Hezbollah? March 25, 2025

If Hezbollah continues to clash with the new Syrian government, this could encourage the government to lean on other extremist militias. ...

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Can One Man Hold Syria Together? March 24, 2025

At the end of January, Ahmed al-Sharaa stepped up to a podium in the presidential palace in Damascus, dressed in the olive-drab uniform of a military commander....

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U.S.-South Africa Diplomatic Crisis Provides an Opportunity for a New Beginning March 22, 2025

U.S.-South Africa relations sank to a new low last week after the South African ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, accused the Trump administration of “supremacy” on four occasions during an online lecture on U.S. foreign policy to a South Afr...

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Western Leaders Should Think Twice Before Removing Foreign Dictators March 22, 2025

Libya. Iraq. Syria. All were countries that suffered under the decades-long reign of brutal dictators. All have been swept up into anarchic spells of violence and terror after the West moved to overthrow those dictators. With last weekend’s news of t...

Germany Reopens Its Embassy in Syria, 13 Years After It Was Closed March 21, 2025

Syria’s Next Chapter: Iran Reshapes its Influence March 19, 2025

In the early phase of the Syrian civil war, Iran denied the presence of its forces on Syrian soil despite evidence to the contrary. Later, Tehran was forced to confirm its involvement, justifying it under the banner of “Modafean-e Haram” (defenders ...

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Keeping ISIS Down and Iran Out in Syria March 18, 2025

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Syria Claims Hezbollah Kidnapped, Executed Three Syrian Soldiers March 17, 2025

Alawite Massacres in Syria Deserve Our Attention March 17, 2025

As videos of massacres against Alawites in Syria go viral on social media, I find myself haunted by one image—a mother sitting silently beside her murdered sons, her face frozen in shock as the cameraman taunts her, saying she deserves this fate. Her...

Can Iran Save Itself? March 17, 2025

Over the past year, Iran has grappled with a series of setbacks. Hamas and Hezbollah, Tehran’s long-standing nonstate regional allies, have been weakened by Israel. President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria collapsed suddenly and spectacularly....

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First Druze Crossing in 50 Years as Israel Courts Allies in Syria March 15, 2025

The EU Killed Romania’s Democracy March 15, 2025

Romania has fallen to the status of a 'hybrid regime,' the only one in the European Union, and we have EU politicians and corrupt bureaucrats to thank for it.On March 11th, the Romanian Constitutional Court banned the most popular candidate from runn...

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Syria’s New Leadership Drafts Constitutional Declaration March 14, 2025

Syria’s Interim President Creates National Security Council March 13, 2025

Making Sense of Syria’s Surge in Violence March 13, 2025

The violence that convulsed Syria recently was not unexpected. Although the family of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and others close to them escaped to Russia and the United Arab Emirates, a fair number of Assad loyalists, many of them well armed, ...

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Could Federalism Solve Syria’s Hostilities? March 13, 2025

While there is widespread support among Christians for a federalist state, many believe emigration is their only option for survival. ...

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Syria Shows Dangerous Signs of Iraq’s Post-Saddam Chaos March 13, 2025

Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier. ...

Can Al-Sharaa Build a United Army in Syria March 13, 2025

The surprise toppling of the murderous Assad regime in December by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its coalition of armed rebels was met with a mixture of joy, disbelief and anxiety by ordinary Syrians. ...

What Does Israel Want With Syria? March 12, 2025