Progress Report
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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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Integrating Armed Factions into the New Syrian Army: Between Challenges and Opportunities
Executive Summary: This report explores the opportunity to rebuild Syria’s military institution following the collapse of the Assad regime in late 2024, which opened the way for rethinking the armed forces on a national basis, free from ideological or regional…
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Syrian Intellectuals’ Priorities in the Post-Assad Era: Rebuilding Trust as a Pathway to Effectiveness
Executive Summary: With the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, 2024, the Syrian public sphere opened in an unprecedented way, creating a rare opportunity for intellectuals to restore their relationship with society through discourse that engages with daily…
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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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The new social contract in Northeast Syria: SDF visions covered in a missing legitimacy
In light of the discussions following the release of the General Assembly affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Council's (SDC) "Social Contract of the Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria," this analytical report sheds light on the philosophy behind this…
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What messages does HTS send through its military Skirmishes against Assad regime forces?
The report sheds light on HTS messages from the recent operations it launched against the Assad regime forces, and reviews the context of the recent attacks, and its attempt to exploit the circumstances of the Turkish turn towards the Assad…
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The Syrian Scene; A Look into the State of its South, and Attempting to Predict the Future of its North
The report discusses, based on the contributions of a group of researchers and experts, the local conditions in the province of Daraa and the dynamics of the “settlement” agreement there. As well as the consequences that agreement had on the…
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Russia and Assad’s Regime; A Strategic Alliance and Tactical Differences
This report sheds a light on the dynamics of the relationship between Russia and Assad’s regime, it tries to predict the future of this relationship in the light of heightened political competitiveness and tension between the actors in the conflict,…
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