As the primary cause of drought—which has detrimental consequences for agricultural production—climate change is a growing challenge for Syria.
Recent field research reveals that migrants continue to flee through Ras Al-Ayn, Mabrouka, and other Syrian border towns on their way to northern Europe.
Despite a long history of hostilities, Kurdish and Arab tribal forces in the region may be forced to pursue a political settlement with the Syrian regime.
The war in Gaza and its potential spillover into Lebanon and Syria threatens to revive extremist organizations after years of regional decline.
With no clear end to Syria’s conflict in sight, the refugee response in neighboring Jordan is at dire risk of unraveling.
The Syrian agricultural sector is beset by numerous threats, as indicators suggest a downward trajectory for the foreseeable future.
The end of meetings in the Kazakh capital offers an opportunity to reevaluate the forum and assess its relevance for the future of the Syrian conflict.
Since the defeat of ISIS forces at Al-Baghouz in 2019, five factors have stymied the group’s revival in Syria and Iraq.
While the Turkish president will continue to renew relations with countries across the Middle East, the possibility of a Türkiye-Syria rapprochement may depend on Iran’s involvement.
While the current refugee-hostile climate is fueled by an economic crisis, devaluation of the local currency, institutional collapse, and presidential deadlock, the security response to Syrian refugees is anything but new.
Riyadh’s biggest takeaways from the China-brokered deal with Iran are decreased military tensions and political independence from Washington.
While the devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey in February 2023 caused entire cities to shut down, it also accelerated Syria’s reintegration into the Arab world.
The upcoming Turkish presidential election will have serious but uncertain consequences for the security and humanitarian situation in northwestern Syria.
Recent Hamas leadership appointments reflect the movement’s eagerness to deepen its connections with Iran and Hezbollah.
The Syrian regime is exploiting the chaos of the ongoing war to build a flourishing drug empire.
Russia hoped that a wave of foreign fighters would rally to support its fight in Ukraine, but no one came.
As the Syrian war continues, not only are Syrians being denied human rights in Syria, but they are also increasingly denied humanity in other countries, resulting in illegal refoulement.
The Islamic State (ISIS) has morphed into a non-spatial insurgency capable of conquering territorial boundaries.
Although the issue of women is prominent in the artwork of Arab women artists, the freedom that women artists enjoy is limited due to censorship, whether it is self-imposed or institutional.
The more-for-more approach can kickstart the deadlocked political process but cannot resolve the conflict.
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