Progress Report
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Housing in Syria: A Chronic Crisis Exacerbated by War
Executive Summary: This report traces the chronology of the housing crisis in Syria, which began decades ago as a result of governmental neglect, the absence of effective planning, outdated legislation, and institutions burdened by suffocating bureaucracy. The crisis was further…
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Analytical Policy Paper on Electricity Pricing in Syria
Executive Summary: This policy paper examines the problem of rising electricity bills in Syria as a recurring challenge in contexts where governments attempt to secure local revenues for public services amid severe economic and social fragility. The paper demonstrates that…
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Reforming Transport Infrastructure in Syria: A Long and Complex Path Marked by Urgent Priorities
Executive Summary: This report aims to present a comprehensive chronological overview of the crises affecting Syria’s transport sector across its four components: road, maritime, air, and rail transport. It begins by highlighting decades of governmental neglect and entrenched institutional corruption…
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Assessing the Roles of Iran, Russia, and “Israel” on the Syrian Coast
Executive Summary: This report examines the recent wave of tension along the Syrian coast within the context of the intersection between mobilization by remnants of the former regime and sectarian polarization that followed the bombing at the Ali Mosque in…
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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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Options for Addressing Baathist Nationalization Decrees in the Transitional Phase
Executive Summary: This paper examines the nationalization decrees issued in Syria during the 1960s as a pivotal moment that reshaped the country’s economic structure and redefined the relationship between the state and society. These decrees transferred ownership of commercial, industrial,…
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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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Hate Speech in Syria: A Gradual Approach to Reform and Remedy
Executive Summary: This report examines the phenomenon of hate speech in Syria as one of the most pressing challenges confronting Syrian society in the transitional phase following the downfall of the Assad regime. It highlights how the Assad regime not…
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