Syria Archive

The U.S. is just the latest country to send diplomats to meet with the new leaders in Damascus, amid a mad scramble for influence in post-Assad Syria.

Syria has long been a source of contention at the United Nations. Assad’s fall has created an opening for cooperation on a political transition.

Assad’s flight to Russia may be a blessing in disguise, as it could allow for more effective transitional justice in Syria.

The Middle East’s regional powers had been pursuing reconciliation. Syria’s post-Assad transition will put that to the test.

The Assad family’s autocratic rule created interwoven challenges for Syrian society. They will now need to be addressed to create any sort of stability in the country.

The Assad regime used its brutal prison system to extort the families of prisoners, impoverishing thousands.

On balance, Assad’s fall in Syria will likely be a net positive for Israel for one reason: It weakens Iran.

A few days removed from the fall of the Assad regime, the magnitude of the challenges facing Syria and its transitional government is coming into focus.

As Syria enters the post-Assad era, EU policymakers need to learn from their failed approach to the country’s civil war.

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has significant implications for the external powers in the country, most notably the U.S. and Russia.

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime creates enormous uncertainty for Syria. But one thing is certain: a violent, brutal dictator has fallen.

The surprise rebel offensive in Syria’s civil war illustrates just how interconnected the world’s conflicts are right now.

Rather than coming out of nowhere, the dynamics that led to the HTS rebels’ offensive in Syria have been building for a long time.

Rebel forces in Syria made their most significant advance in years in a surprise offensive, underscoring how quickly frozen conflicts can reignite.