Insights

The crisis of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people remains one of the most complex humanitarian and political challenges of the modern era. Even after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, returns remain limited, despite the disappearance of the main...

Media reports in Germany have recently revealed disputes within the German government over the handling of Syrian refugees. Across Europe, calls are growing within governments and political parties to reassess asylum laws and return Syrians to their country – now...

Abu Dhabi Ports Group has signed a shareholders’ agreement with the French shipping giant CMA CGM to acquire a 20% minority stake in the Latakia International Container Terminal (LICT) for AED 81 million – around USD 22 million. The terminal...

Political analysts believe that the relationship between Syria’s interim leadership and Russia is undergoing a delicate test, one that balances the pursuit of justice for citizens with the preservation of strategic interests. The stance regarding the deposed former president Bashar...

“The new tariffs are unfair and illogical compared to wages and income – they will drive up prices and production costs, pushing small producers out of the market and increasing unemployment.” With this remark, one Syrian summed up widespread anger...

Months after the reformation of Syria’s security and military institutions, researchers and observers say these bodies still fall short of representing the nation’s diversity. Rather than uniting Syrians under one structure, they have become arenas of competing loyalties and identities...

Syria today presents a uniquely structured investment climate after long years of conflict that caused severe damage to infrastructure and the economy. Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa stated during the “Future Investment Initiative” conference in Riyadh that his country holds vast...

“The road was not paved with roses,” says journalist Narjis Suleiman, describing the journey of Syrian women in the media, a path marked by both challenge and persistence. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Syria was undergoing significant political...

At a time when Syrians hoped the bloody chapter of war had come to an end, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has brought back the file of “forcibly disappeared persons” to the forefront of...

Experts in Syrian administration and politics stress that the debate over decentralisation in transitional Syria is no longer a technical issue about organising local councils – it is now about “who monopolises sovereign and financial decision-making in the state.” They...