Nearly six months into post-Assad governance, ISIL has claimed zero successful attacks in Interim Government-held territory, despite various attempts. In

In this edition: Ringing the Alarm Bells – Syria may be facing its worst drought in decades. Shifts in Company

Satellite imagery confirms it: Syria may be facing its worst drought in decades. Rainfall in Q1 2025 totaled just 94.7

The persistence of Syria’s drug trade reflects over a decade of entrenched networks nurtured under the former regime. Dr.Karam Shaar notes

In his earlier commentary for Al Jazeera, Dr. Karam Shaar had attributed the Syrian pound’s temporary strengthening to psychological reactions triggered by

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, our Sanctions Lead Analyst Vittorio Maresc explained why banking sanctions are doing the most damage—cutting

A few reflections on Trump’s “cessation” of sanctions on Syria; what it might mean and what it doesn’t mean. Either

Sanctions didn’t destroy Syria’s economy—but they blocked its recovery. Our Senior Research Analyst, BenjaminFeve, explains how sanctions shaped Syria’s post-war trajectory.

Syria’s direct subsidies on wheat and fuel have long fostered corruption and inefficiency. Dr. Karam Shaar sees removing these subsidies as a

In his comment to Mediapart, BenjaminFeve argued that Israel’s strategy in Syria goes beyond short-term security and reflects a broader effort to maintain