Opinions

Southern Syria is no longer merely a point on the map of regional conflict – it has become an open arena where international interests, regional rivalries and local divisions intersect. Every road, village and hillside has acquired strategic value, and...

Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, the relationship between Syria and Israel has remained one of the most complex and sensitive issues in the region – a “existential struggle” central to Syrian political discourse under both Hafez and Bashar...

The visit of the Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Washington and his meeting with the American president did not yield any progress in the track of security negotiations with Israel. On the contrary, the discussions grew more complicated and...

Hussein Omar I am not easily surprised when the media machine aligned with Damascus – along with some of its regional affiliates in the Gulf and Turkey – rallies around a particular narrative. These outlets are not neutral observers. They...

Zahran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York was a symbolic moment that exceeded the bounds of an ordinary electoral achievement and transformed into a mythologized phenomenon that reflects a deep ideological struggle within the United States. Does this victory...

The issue of Syrian refugees has constituted over the past ten years a humanitarian and political crisis, as well as a pressure tool that many states have used in service of their internal and external interests. This is due to...

The meeting between Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump signalled a shift in how both sides approach politics. It reflected a mutual need to organise the relationship within more realistic boundaries – at a moment when...

The announcement by US Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, of President Ahmad Al-Sharaa’s visit to Washington on 10 November – and his meeting with President Donald Trump – has sparked debate in political circles. Al-Sharaa will be the first...

The relationship between the centre and the periphery in post-war Syria is no longer what it once was. Following Ahmad al-Sharaa’s consolidation of power in Damascus, central authority has ceased to be synonymous with stability. Instead, for many Syrians, it...

Syria’s interim government stands today at an exceptionally delicate crossroads, attempting to define a new foreign policy for a country emerging from nearly two decades of devastating conflict. While the slogan of “zero problems with neighbours” is echoed in official...