Zelenskyy Visit Marks Strategic Shift After Assad
Damascus and Kyiv explore complementary needs
Türkiye
Damascus Attends its First Anti-IS Coalition Meeting
A turning point in the effort against the jihadists
SDF Defeat Signals End of Kurdish Autonomy Project
Dissolving the DAANES
What the “Unity Conference” Revealed About the SDF
The SDF’s autonomy project faces major external pressures.
Europe’s Suspect Sanctions over Coastal Killings
The EU’s move suggests politics are at play
Sanctions and Recognition: Explaining Trump’s Damascene Conversion
Trump’s dramatic shift was largely driven by geopolitical rivalries
Syria Weighs Response to Israel Strikes
Damascus has few options for confronting Israel’s interference.
Coastal Attack Highlights Threat of Assad Loyalists
The operation raised suspicions of external involvement
The UN and Syria’s New Rulers
World powers maneuver as the cards shuffle in Syria
Syria’s New Rulers Sets Their Priorities
Security and service delivery are vital to Syria’s new rulers.
Where Does Assad’s Fall Leave the SDF?
Assad’s departure places the Autonomous Administration in doubt
PYD Conference Reflects Pressures on the Kurdish Project
Syria’s PYD conference made unusual changes to party policy
