Syria Conflict

The former Syrian dictator warned the world about ever trying to partner with his successors.

Turkey can calm Arab nations fearful of an Islamist takeover by inviting Syria’s neighbors and the Gulf states to play a central role in the political transition.

What Bashar al-Assad’s fall means for Syria, the Middle East, and beyond.

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has worked for years to rebrand himself, but has he truly broken from his al Qaeda past?

Ankara will seek to fill the regional power vacuum left by the fall of Tehran’s most valuable client.

How to read the tea leaves on Syria’s new leaders.

Syria’s change of leadership has given Turkey’s president the regional influence he has always wanted.

Syria’s ruling family had shaped its security agencies to fend off coups, not uprisings.

One of many consequences is the demise of Iran’s self-styled Axis of Resistance.

Assad’s fall offers a chance to reverse years of indecision.

The country’s civil war is over—but there’s no stability to restore.

The international community misjudged the strength of the Assad regime—and its fixation on an external political process is being overtaken by internal events.

With the Syrian leader now on the run, the prospect of bringing him to justice for his crimes is no longer theoretical.

The Syrian president has fled, leaving behind immense uncertainty about the country’s future.

While nobody was looking, the Syrian regime was increasingly hollowing out.