Lebanon must adopt a comprehensive, consensual strategy toward a Syrian refugee return.

In an interview, Anne-Marie McManus discusses Syria’s prison system and its importance in the country’s transition.

In an interview, Robert Templer discusses the prerequisites for a successful post-conflict transition.

The downfall of the Assad regime represented a setback, but Russia’s primary focus remains Ukraine.

In eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar had close ties with the Syrian dictator, and has now lost a soulmate. 

Why did Bashar al-Assad’s armed forces fail to act, unlike those in Egypt, Libya, Algeria, and Sudan?

The SDF has expanded its control over Deir al-Zor, but may soon find itself overstretched and facing Turkish allies.

Tehran may have assumed there would be opportunities to exploit in Syria’s likely instability in the future.

Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.

In an interview, Armenak Tokmajyan unpacks the most recent developments in Syria.