Insights

Amid a string of political and diplomatic developments unfolding since early 2025, the Caesar Act has returned to the forefront of international attention. A series of official statements by American officials has reignited debate over the future of the sanctions...

Iraq is entering a new political moment following the announcement of parliamentary election results on 17 November, amid intense local, regional, and international pressures. These pressures are shaping the nature of governance and the political system, driven by the interests...

Signs emerging from recent political and military developments suggest growing international efforts to push Syria and Israel toward direct dialogue. The transitional phase underway in Syria, alongside the easing of sanctions on its interim government, is seen as an opening...

The Turkish government’s announcement of health fees for Syrians holding temporary protection cards has stirred wide debate locally and internationally. Set to take effect in early 2026, the decision marks a sharp change after more than 13 years of free...

Southern Syria has witnessed a notable surge in military and political tension in recent weeks, following the attack on Beit Jinn in western Damascus Countryside governate and the wide-ranging reactions it triggered at both the local and regional levels. This...

Analysts and local experts say the demographic changes that have taken shape in Syria over more than a decade are no longer a by-product of conflict but a complex crisis whose effects extend to housing, property rights, civil records, and...

Amid the ongoing and successive crises arising from the conflict that Syria has witnessed over the past fourteen years, the issue of naturalization and the granting of Syrian citizenship to foreigners present in the country emerges as one of the...

Amid intensive efforts by countries across the region to eradicate drug manufacturing and trafficking networks, recent years have witnessed a series of major seizures and arrests that have placed the issue of narcotics, Captagon foremost among them, at the center...

“It is enough to turn on the tap to notice an unfamiliar smell, taste, and color in the water, which has now become part of our daily lives,” says Reem Abbas, a resident of Sahnaya south of Damascus, in an...

In an unprecedented step in more than a decade, Damascus is preparing on the fourth of December 2025 to receive a full delegation of the fifteen representatives of the permanent and non permanent members of the United Nations Security Council,...