Insights

Amid Syria’s ongoing complex situation, the March 10 agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has resurfaced in discussions, especially with its operational effectiveness ending while limited understandings remain without a comprehensive political or field-level translation....

Widespread popular protests continue across Iran, with large crowds gathering in several cities. In some demonstrations, security forces reportedly opened fire on protesters, according to media reports. In the city of Fasa, in Fars province, residents organised a protest gathering,...

“Dollar fell for two days, then everything returned worse than before.” For many Syrians, this sums up their experience following the announcement of the US sanctions lift. Between hopes pinned on a political decision and a daily reality measured in...

The issue of integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces SDF into the structure of the Syrian army is no longer a postponed or marginal item in the Syrian political debate. It has instead become one of the most complex and intertwined...

The killing of the young woman Shirin Oso is one of dozens of crimes committed against women in Syria under the pretext of so-called “honour” – within a social and legal context that enables impunity and normalises violence as acceptable...

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates escalated sharply in the final week of December 2025 against the backdrop of the Yemen file, exposing deep fractures within a partnership that once led the Arab coalition. The crisis erupted...

“The new currency is beautiful and romantic, but without memory,” a phrase that sums up the sentiment of a segment of Syrians toward the new monetary issue that the Central Bank of Syria is moving to adopt gradually during 2026,...

The file of ISIS detainees and the camps housing the families of its members in northeastern Syria represents one of the most complex and dangerous issues in the current Syrian landscape, not only because of its security nature, but due...

Security challenges continue as ISIS maintains its presence in the Syrian Badia to this day, despite its military defeat and the loss of territorial control across large parts of Syria and Iraq in 2019. The Badia’s vast geography and complex...

Recent developments in Britain’s sanctions policy towards Syria suggest a noticeable shift in London’s approach after years of imposing broad measures that affected the state and its institutions. In a new step, the British government announced targeted sanctions against several...