But such research was conducted while Assad was still in power, and it has only been several weeks since Assad fell. As a ...

The Syrian central bank has ordered commercial banks to unfreeze accounts except those it has formally put controls on, such as those tied to businessmen linked to the former Assad regime, according ...

Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences ...

Syria has been subject to sweeping EU sanctions following the outbreak of civil war in 2011, which targeted both individuals ...

After more than fifty years of iron-fisted rule, the Assad regime in Syria was finally overthrown a few weeks ago. Leading ...

For more recent analysis of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), see this August 2023 post from the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program's Examining Extremism series. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS or ...

The European Union may soon suspend sanctions on Syria related to energy and transport but has yet to agree on whether to ...

The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...

Ankara has asked the opposition groups it has supported in the north to enlist in the new Syrian state army and hopes the ...

Jolani, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, became the de facto leader of Syria. Since then, he has ...