Syria

  • Dec 5, 2023
  • 2 min read

Declining aid to Syrians will worsen poverty

The World Food Programme will end its flagship food aid delivery next month

Syria
  • Nov 29, 2023
  • 2 min read

Stalled Arab ties will constrain Syria’s president

Bashar al-Assad will no longer make his global comeback at COP28

Syria
  • Nov 27, 2023
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Middle East conflict in 2024

The consequences of the Gaza crisis will reverberate through next year

Middle East
  • Nov 16, 2023
  • 7 min read

Israel’s Gaza war will spill over but not ignite Syria

Pro-Iranian and pro-Israeli actors can engage in violent signalling in Syria at relatively little political cost

Syria
  • Nov 13, 2023
  • 2 min read

Gaza-driven Mideast anger -- and risks -- are rising

As media attention focuses on new hospital deaths in Gaza, the Israel-Lebanon border is seeing a progressive escalation

Middle East
  • Nov 6, 2023
  • 7 min read

Iran-backed Iraq militias will curb anti-US escalation

A high-security trip by the US secretary of state highlights concerns over Shia militias’ plans

Iraq
  • Oct 11, 2023
  • 2 min read

A ‘Syrian front’ against Israel depends on Hezbollah

Damascus and other Syrian actors have their own conflicts to deal with

Syria
  • Oct 5, 2023
  • 6 min read

Syrian drug traffickers could shift routes to Libya

Existing ties and geographical location underpin Libya’s potential as a transit country for Syrian drug smuggling

Libya