Terrorism & Extremism

Idris Hani The cup of crime in Syria has run over, and all the narratives in which images played a decisive role have been exposed. This same image now creates its own opposing discourse: justifying and concealing crimes. Was it any surprise when Syria was handed over to …

By Sam Macale The first and most urgent demand must be the immediate cessation of hostilities and killings. The international community cannot stand idly by while innocent civilians are slaughtered. Every second that passes without action means more lives lost, more families destroyed, and more atrocities committed with …

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the recent deaths of civilians from the minority Alawite community have raised the total death toll from violence since Thursday to 1,018. This includes 125 security personnel and 148 fighters reportedly affiliated with the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, …

The Levant has long been a stage upon which the drama of history has unfolded- a region where empires collided, faiths converged, and civilizations either flourished or crumbled. Far from being a mere relic of the past, this ancient nexus remains a cornerstone of global security and economic …

Is Donald Trump a great president? That’s the question posed by John F. Harris in Politico, less in the spirit of endorsing Trump than suggesting that he is nothing less than “the greatest figure of his age.” Trump has now dominated American politics for over a decade. The Biden administration increasingly …

Space is becoming increasingly militarized. Nations are racing to develop satellite warfare capabilities and advanced space-based surveillance systems. The rapid evolution of these technologies is transforming the nature of modern conflicts. From anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons to artificial intelligence-enhanced reconnaissance, space is becoming the ultimate battlefield dictating strategic advantage …

Asif Haseen and Monalisa Dash The recent takeover of the Assad regime by an Islamist rebel group—Hay’at-Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—has unleashed a power vacuum in post-Assad Syria wherein competing groups backed by different regional and foreign players are vying for control. Surprisingly, on Friday, comments by Recep Tayyip Erdogan …

Two main obstacles stand in the way of a territorially coherent Syria. As Syrians celebrate the end of the tyrannical regime of Bashar al-Assad, the war-weary Syrian state faces a combustible set of challenges to its political, security, and territorial governance. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), tasked with proving …

Besides Israel, two powerful players are dominating the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia, orbiting in contrasting domestic and regional goals, although being authoritarian and conservative regimes at the same time. The Middle East, a region that once was referred to as the cradle of Civilization, plunged into …