Insights

For several days, the border villages of Quneitra governorate in south-west Syria have experienced relative calm, following consecutive weeks of Israeli escalation which included sudden incursions, widespread arrests, and intensive reconnaissance flights over the area. Yet this temporary halt has...

In the past decades, several Arab countries witnessed uprisings and protest movements that demanded freedom, social justice, and a transition towards democratic systems, away from militarisation and authoritarian rule. These popular movements succeeded in bringing down some long-standing regimes, in...

Syria today, amid shifting regional and global dynamics, appears as a geo-strategic stage where the influence of three principal powers intersects, and perhaps pivots: the United States, Turkey, and Israel. Alongside them, Iran and Russia remain active and influential players...

The concept of the “deep state” has long been present in political debates about Syria and the wider Arab region. It usually refers to an invisible network of security, military and political power that controls the course of the state...

Last week, Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa led a government delegation to the United States, accompanied by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. This was the first time since 1967, when...

Avin Alo In the fields of Qamishli, northeast Syria, farmer Sami Hassan looks out over the land where he has long planted wheat, cotton and maize. Sami tells +963 that these crops are “very resistant”, so in his view, soil...

 The idea of a two-state solution goes back to United Nations Resolution 181 of 1947, which proposed the partition of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. While Israel declared independence in 1948, a Palestinian state was never...

In eastern Deir ez-Zor, the town of al-Baghouz once crowned Syria’s food basket. Famous for its exceptional dates, the town was shaded by thick palm groves that stretched across the Euphrates plain. Today, war has stripped the land of its...

As Syria’s National Investigation Committee formally acknowledged the scale of atrocities committed in the coastal region, doubts remain over the seriousness of accountability and transparency. To date, the full report has not been released, the ranks or positions of suspects...

Since the beginning of 2025, with Ahmad al-Sharaa assuming leadership of the transitional phase in Syria, the country has entered a decisive turning point in restructuring its political and cultural institutions. The previous People’s Assembly was dissolved, the role of...