Policy Analysis Unit
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After the Homs Bombing and Coastal Protests: Who Is Behind Attempts to Ignite Sectarian Strife in Syria?
Executive Summary: The bombing of the Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Homs occurred within a broader pattern of efforts to escalate tensions in Syria. The attack was claimed by an obscure group calling itself “Saraya Ansar al-Sunna.” This report…
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Syria and the “Israeli” Threat: Between Shifts in the Regional Security Environment, Coercive Pressures, and Response Options
Executive Summary: Syria today finds itself at the heart of a turbulent regional environment in which balances of power are shifting at an unprecedented pace. Within this context, the rise of increasingly extremist currents inside “Israel” has elevated the level…
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Post-Assad Syria: The Future of Syrian–Chinese Relations in a Transforming Global Order
Executive Summary: This report examines the evolving trajectory of Syrian–Chinese relations in the post–Assad period within an international context characterized by shifting power balances and the gradual rise of China as a global pole challenging U.S. dominance. The report begins…
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Naturalization of Foreign Fighters, Activists, and Their Families in Syria: The Need for a Careful Balancing of Multiple Considerations
Executive Summary: This report addresses one of the most complex files of Syria’s transitional phase: the naturalization of foreign fighters, activists, and their families. It builds on a petition calling for naturalization and maps the challenges arising at the intersections…
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Does the Liberation of Syria Open New Avenues for Addressing the Kurdish Question in the Region?
Executive Summary: This report analyzes the profound transformations that have reshaped both the Syrian and regional landscapes following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, with particular emphasis on their implications for the Kurdish question in Turkey and…
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The 2024 US Presidential Elections: Controversy Without End
This report discusses the potential impacts of the upcoming U.S. presidential elections on Middle Eastern issues, particularly in Syria, the ongoing war in Gaza, and Lebanon. It also attempts to shed light on the role of U.S. policy in the…
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Pro-Israel Lobby in America and Its Influence on Middle Eastern Foreign Policy
With the eruption of the Syrian revolution and its transformation into a complex regional and international crisis, the Syrian issue delved deep into the depths of regional and international geopolitical balances. Some forces within the Revolution and Opposition had once…
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The Earthquake Opens New Expansion Windows for Iran and Its Militias in Syrian Territories
The devastating earthquake in Syria has presented an additional opportunity for Iran to solidify its political influence in areas under the control of the Assad regime. Iranian officials swiftly appeared in the affected areas, portraying themselves as caretakers of those…
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The Politicization of the Humanitarian Aid to North-Western Syria File by “QSD”; Goals and Consequences
This report discusses the way “QSD” dealt with the crisis; starting from the group announcing the start of aid delivery, reaching the way the group worked to politicize the crisis and the position of the international community towards that. The…
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From Idlib to Ukraine, Recycling of “Foreign Fighters” Sponsored by “HTS”: Goals and Consequences
This report discusses the aspects of foreign fighters leaving Idlib to Ukraine and its consequences in north-western Syria, as well as the benefiting parties or the ones that had a role in aiding that operation. Finally predicting the future of…
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