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Hassan Akkad’s arrest and Syria’s new red lines

The arrest of prominent British-Syrian journalist Hassan Akkad sparked public outcry and a broader debate about the limits of free speech in Syria’s emerging political order. His subsequent release sh…

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Politics & Power
What Syrians really think
Lessons from 2,700 interviews about fear, disillusionment and public opinion after Assad
Local Dynamics
Palmyran wisdom
How one city is turning anger over Assad cronies into a local experiment in transitional justice
Local Dynamics
After the war
Syria’s Kurds and Turkmens are finding common cause in Damascus as they seek greater influence, representation and rights
Justice, Rights & Civil Society
Who should hold Syria’s evidence?
Why the IIIM should mediate the transfer of conflict documentation to national institutions
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Issue 37

Opinion

Voices that sharpen Syria's public debate

Hussam Eddin Mohammad

Provinces as spoils, Damascus as barracks

For half a century, Syria’s rulers stripped the periphery, militarised the capital and turned the country’s map into an instrument of fear.

23. July 2026

Ahmad al-Abdeh

Syria should intervene in Lebanon. Here’s why

A limited, internationally backed Syrian intervention could offer Lebanon its best chance to restore sovereignty and lasting stability.

21. July 2026

Kinan al-Nahhas

Our priorities in Syria’s People’s Assembly

How we can build an effective Parliament and lay the foundations for a just and prosperous Syria after Assad

18. July 2026

Mohamad Khir Alwazir

Syria’s degree factories

Private universities teach poorly and produce no research. Reform must begin with rigorous, independent accreditation

12. July 2026

Mona Abboud

Let’s all join the Cute Party!

In Syria today, refusing sectarian revenge is enough to earn you a nickname: “cute”

08. July 2026

Hussam Eddin Mohammad

Syria’s unfinished reassembly

A century after France carved Syria into competing fragments, the struggle over the country’s geography has returned as a struggle over memory and identity.

29. June 2026

Ahmad Omar

The baccalaureate wars

Syria’s baccalaureate is an annual ordeal for students, parents and an education system still ruled by memorisation and narrow career choices.

25. June 2026

Hussam Eddin Mohammad

Game Over? Not for Bashar

Syria’s fallen tyrant has lost his country, but still seeks refuge in fantasies of control

11. June 2026
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What (some) Syrians think

The June wave is out! Fresh findings from surveys conducted in Damascus, Rural Damascus, and Homs. Syria Poll examines how residents assess their living conditions, government performance, and recent political developments.

Read the June results
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    Issue 36
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    Issue 34
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    Issue 33
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    Issue 32
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