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Where is Ahmad al-Chareh's Syria heading?

Jean Batou, Joseph Daher — 2026-02-11T20:01:48Z

“Daher provides an update on the worrying developments under Ahmad al-Chareh's new government. He also highlights the opportunities opening up for working people and social movements, provided they prove capable of resisting sectarianism and ethnic discrimination.”

- IVP613 - February 2026 / Syria

On the Recent Agreement Between Damascus and the Kurdish Administration

Gilbert Achcar — 2026-02-03T07:44:00Z

“There is therefore little doubt that the present compromise has not resolved the conflict but has instead shifted it from a military to a political phase. This new phase will involve a political struggle that continues the war by other means, just as war itself is a continuation of politics by other means, as the maxim goes.”

- IVP613 - February 2026 / Syria, Kurdistan

The Kurds and the Syrian Regime

Gilbert Achcar — 2026-01-29T13:03:35Z

Recent developments in northern Syria – particularly east of the Euphrates – carry grave implications for both the Kurdish condition and the broader Syrian situation. Let us examine these implications, beginning with the Kurdish issue.

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Syria, Kurdistan

Should Kurdish freedoms be sacrificed for Syria's centralisation?

Joseph Daher — 2026-01-28T14:29:18Z

Despite a ceasefire between al-Sharaa's government & SDF, the president is not providing enough assurances that Syrian Kurds are protected.

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Syria, Kurdistan

Rojava: Political Autonomy, Social Bases, and Imperial Dynamics

Foti Benlisoy — 2026-01-27T10:54:40Z

“Debating the lessons of the experience of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria should not take precedence over our duty of solidarity; on the contrary, it should complement it.”

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Syria, Kurdistan

Why Syria needs better governance...and a new kind of opposition

Joseph Daher — 2025-12-13T06:48:00Z

Syria's post-Assad leadership is failing its people, igniting protests over poverty & inequality. Joseph Daher reflects on a year under Ahmed al-Sharaa.

- IVP611 - December 2025 / Syria

Syria's future won't be secure through Israel normalisation

Joseph Daher — 2025-08-24T16:55:56Z

As al-Sharaa leads Syria further towards normalisation with Israel, Joseph Daher argues that alignment with the US & its allies won't bring lasting stability.

- IVP607 - August 2025 / Syria, Israel

Suweida Under Fire: The Consolidation of Power in Damascus, and Sectarianism

Joseph Daher — 2025-08-01T15:46:28Z

“In this context, the recent events in Suweida demonstrate, once again, that Syria is not experiencing a democratic and inclusive political transition. Rather, it is a process of establishing a new authoritarian regime, structured and led by HTS, under the guise of institutional and international legitimacy.”

- IVP607 - August 2025 / Syria

Syria and the Dangers of Playing with Fire

Gilbert Achcar — 2025-07-17T13:53:11Z

Whatever is the origin of the recent bloody clashes in the Suwayda Governorate—whether they were merely the result of the chaos prevailing in post-Assad Syria, or a manoeuvre by Israel in order to escalate its hypocritical intervention in the region, or a manoeuvre by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to extend its control over southern Syria—what is unmistakable is that the first factor, the prevailing chaos, provided the conditions for the explosion.

- IVP606 - July 2025 / Syria

Three Requisites for Syria's Reconstruction Process

Joseph Daher — 2025-05-18T20:55:20Z

For the country's revival to be successful after years of war, inclusion of the population and democratization during the transitional period will be necessary, or national cohesion may be undermined.

- Features / Syria