Annoucements

Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Abdi announced the group’s dissolution. While Abdi becomes a presidential advisor and Ilham Ahmad is expected to join the People’s Assembly, real tests remain: the fate of the all-female YPJ, power-sharing in Hasakeh, and whether Kurdish rights make it into Syria’s future constitution. Nevertheless, with the northeast reintegrated under the […]

طابو أخضر هي أول مجلة فصلية سورية تُعنى بحقوق السكن والأراضي والممتلكات في سوريا. يمكنكم قراءة عددها الأول هنا.

Green Tabu is Syria's first quarterly journal on housing, land and property rights in Syria. Read its first issue here.

ينظّم تقرير سوريا (The Syria Report)، بالتعاون مع مركز عمران للدراسات الاستراتيجية وبدعم من وزارة الخارجية الفيدرالية السويسرية، سلسلة من ورش العمل خلال هذا العام تحت عنوان «حوارات السياسات السورية»، لمناقشة مختلف التحديات التي ترسم ملامح المرحلة الانتقالية السياسية في سوريا.

The Syria Report, in collaboration with the Omran Center for Strategic Studies and with support from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, is organising this year a series of workshops, under the name of Syria Policy Dialogues, to discuss the various challenges shaping Syria’s political transition.

One year after the massacres that shook Suweida, the province remains fractured and accountability incomplete. A UN Commission of Inquiry and a Syrian government probe have documented widespread abuses, yet no clear justice has followed, and Druze representation in Damascus has all but vanished. Meanwhile, spiritual leader Hikmat al-Hijri has tightened his authoritarian grip, presiding […]

Syria’s transitional authorities are facing mounting popular pressure on multiple fronts, as the initial “honeymoon period” that followed the fall of the Assad regime gives way to demands for economic justice and accountability. The five-day detention of Syrian-British activist Hassan Akkad sparked a wave of local and international outcry. Simultaneous labour strikes at two major […]

Syria is now one step closer to operating its first post-Assad Parliament. On May 24, 2026, by-elections were held in the districts of Hassakeh, Qamishli, Al-Malikiyah and Ayn Al-Arab, in the Northeast of the country.

This report examines Syria’s ongoing efforts to reintegrate into the international financial system.

This report, written by our editor-in-chief, Jihad Yazigi, and published by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, examines how regional conflicts impact Syria's fragile political transition.

This report, written by our editor-in-chief, Jihad Yazigi, and published by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, examines Syria's emerging post-Assad economic landscape by examining both short-term challenges and long-term structural issues, and what choices will shape Syria’s future.

This text is an interview of our editor-in-chief, Jihad Yazigi, with International Politics and Society, a magazine published by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. To read the original version go here. He addresses the partial lifting of EU sanctions, the remaining US sanctions, and the impact on Syria’s economy and reconstruction efforts.

The following text in French is a short travel narrative following a trip to Syria in March 2025 of our editor-in-chief, Jihad Yazigi.

Our editor-in-chief, Jihad Yazigi, has been prominently featured across a range of media platforms, offering insights and analysis on developments in Syria. Below is a curated list of his recent interviews and podcasts, participation in debates, and quotations in the press in English, French, Arabic and other languages.   In-Depth interviews A comprehensive interview in […]

This article was written by the editor of our housing, land and property rights portal, Mazen Ezzi.

Our researcher Benjamin Feve writes about Italy's policy with regards to Syria. The article is among the rare to address the Roma-Damascus ties.

This article in French by our researcher Benjamin Feve addresses the Syrian-EU diplomatic relationship up until the beginning of the Syrian uprising in March 2011.

In this paper, our researcher, Benjamin Feve, writes on the rise during the Syrian conflict of a new generation of businessmen.

The Syria Report is hiring a junior journalist for a full-time position. Good command of Arabic and knowledge of Syria and its economy are a must. The journalist will report to the managing editor. Job description The journalist plays a central role in The Syria Report’s production cycle. He/she will collaborate with other members of […]

In this article Jihad Yazigi discusses the socioeconomic impact on Syria of the Covid-19, the mitigating measures adopted by the government and the challenges ahead.