Whenever a leader is overthrown, a power vacuum is created that can be exploited by self-seeking actors. The risk is that whoever fills this void will not be interested in peace and reconciliation but ...

Israel has pushed troops further into parts of southern Syria, citing the need to secure its borders from armed groups as ...

Last December, the US—and its regional allies—celebrated the rout of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime at the hands of al-Qaeda offshoot and US-designated foreign terrorist organisation Hayat ...

The removal of Bashar al-Assad has reignited Western and Eastern plans to control Syria’s oil and gas resources. Syria's strategic position plays a pivotal role in Russian and Chinese plans, including ...