Syria

The 18 August IDF strike on Abu Duhur airbase has heightened Israeli–Turkish tensions and complicated the fragile Israel–Syria negotiations.

The 18 January 2026 ceasefire agreement contains inherent vulnerabilities that could derail sustainable peace from taking root in post-war Syria.

Ahmed al-Sharaa’s decision to integrate foreign fighters into the Syrian army accompanies complex structural and security challenges.

Israel’s July 2025 military intervention in Syria is motivated by an attempt to preserve the post-December 2024 territorial security status quo.

Turkiye has positioned itself as a key mediator and stabilising force in post-Assad Syria.

The victory of HTS is a major triumph for Salafi-jihadist groups and raises the prospect of a larger pan-jihadist spectre.

The end of the Assad family rule marks the beginning of a new era in Syrian politics as well as the regional geopolitics of West Asia.

The border region between Turkiye and Syria continues to remain highly unstable, posing a potential risk of armed conflict.

Five years after the Arab Spring, West Asia is witnessing two major military conflicts in Syria and Yemen. Several states are deeply polarised and at the edge of breakdown, and...

Publisher: Pentagon Press Following the Arab Spring, the West Asia-North Africa (WANA) region is witnessing interactions between the various strands of Islamism-Wahhabiya in Saudi Arabia; the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt...