ColumnMiddle East & North Africa The Gaza Ceasefire Was Overdue. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Last Paul PoastJan 24, 2025January 24, 2025 The situation on the ground in Gaza was ripe for a ceasefire. That doesn’t mean it’s ripe for long-lasting peace between Israel and Hamas.
NewsletterMiddle East & North Africa Israel Launches Major Operation in the West Bank The EditorsJan 22, 2025January 22, 2025 Israel’s latest operation is just the latest in a series of raids across the West Bank that have been ramping up for nearly three years.
NewsletterMiddle East & North Africa The Big Questions Following Israel and Hamas’ Ceasefire Deal The EditorsJan 16, 2025January 16, 2025 Israel and Hamas agreed to a provisional ceasefire deal after 15 months of war, raising countless questions about the future for both sides.
BriefingChina China Will Approach Post-Assad Syria With Caution Giorgio CafieroJan 14, 2025January 14, 2025
BriefingCaucasus Climate Change—and Complacency—Is Drying Up the Caspian Sea Robert LooneyJan 10, 2025January 10, 2025
NewsletterMiddle East & North Africa Lebanon Breaks Impasse to Elect a New President The EditorsJan 9, 2025January 9, 2025
BriefingWestern Europe Ahead of Germany’s Elections, Syrian Refugees Are Back in the Spotlight Aaron AllenJan 9, 2025January 9, 2025
BriefingIran A Weakened Iran Doesn’t Mean a More Peaceful Middle East Abolghasem BayyenatJan 6, 2025January 6, 2025
BriefingMiddle East & North Africa For the Middle East, 2025 Will Be About the Shifting Balance of Power Dalia Dassa KayeDec 26, 2024December 26, 2024
ColumnUnited Nations The U.N. Security Council Is Finding Rare Consensus on Syria—For Now Richard Gowan, Maya UngarDec 19, 2024December 19, 2024
ColumnSyria Transitional Justice in Syria Will Be Better Off With Assad in Russia Charli CarpenterDec 17, 2024December 17, 2024
BriefingMiddle East & North Africa Post-Assad Syria Will Test Turkey’s Thaw With the Gulf States Jonathan Fenton-HarveyDec 17, 2024December 17, 2024
Middle East & North Africa Syria’s Civil War Gives Way to the Post-Assad Era The EditorsDec 16, 2024December 16, 2024
In-DepthSyria Assad’s Brutal Prison System Was Also a Mass Extortion Racket Francisco SerranoDec 16, 2024December 16, 2024
ColumnMiddle East & North Africa Syria’s Regime Change Is a Mixed Blessing for Israel Frida GhitisDec 12, 2024December 12, 2024
NewsletterSyria The Challenges Facing Syria’s New Government The EditorsDec 11, 2024December 11, 2024
