Post-Assad Syria: How HTS will have to compromise on its orthodoxy for a stable regime
With Islamist HTS consolidating its grip on power,there are fears that it might impose an illiberal constitution or the one ...
In the New Syria, Religious Minorities Swing Between Hope and Fear
Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are ...
Christians in Syria—Beyond the Assad Regime's Narrative | Opinion
Many Christians across Syria were uncertain about their future under insurgent rule, given the radical history of groups like ...
US-backed commander says his Kurdish-led group wants a secular and civil state in post-Assad Syria
The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria says that the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be ...
Following the fall of Assad, Syrians are learning how to negotiate complex and contradictory freedoms
The religious volatility that has erupted in Syria is not the first sign of religious authoritarianism — but the consequence ...
Syria’s dire economic woes threaten to undermine its new government
Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...
Syria’s New Government Takes Shape
The specter of an uncontrolled jihadist resurgence is just one of the potential challenges facing Syria as the new government ...
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Christians have 'vital role' to play in rebuilding Syria, want sanctions lifted: patriarch
As Syrians living under the control of Islamist-led rebel forces continue to face an uncertain future, the supreme head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church has offered a vision for how Christians ...
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The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...
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Syria’s Post-Authoritarian Trap
Half a million were killed. The war further splintered Syria along ethnic and religious lines and opened it to foreign powers’ competing, destructive efforts to carve out spheres of influence. The ...