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The Syria Fiasco As Seen From Moscow

The downfall of the Assad regime represented a setback, but Russia’s primary focus remains Ukraine.

  • Sergei Melkonian
· December 24, 2024
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Syria in Focus: Regional and International Dynamics at a Crossroads
December 19, 2024

Recent developments in Syria have placed the country at a pivotal juncture, carrying profound implications for its future, for regional stability, and for the broader international order. The fall of the Assad regime, after 54 years power, between Hafez and Bashar al-Assad, marks a seismic shift in the Middle East.

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Assad’s Downfall Echoes Across the Mediterranean

In eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar had close ties with the Syrian dictator, and has now lost a soulmate. 

· December 12, 2024
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"World Map" Changing With the Collapse of the Assad Regime
· December 12, 2024
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Anatomy of a Military Fall

Why did Bashar al-Assad’s armed forces fail to act, unlike those in Egypt, Libya, Algeria, and Sudan?

· December 10, 2024
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Eastern Syria After Assad

The SDF has expanded its control over Deir al-Zor, but may soon find itself overstretched and facing Turkish allies.

  • Wladimir van Wilgenburg
· December 10, 2024
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Why Did Iran Allow Bashar al-Assad’s Downfall?

Tehran may have assumed there would be opportunities to exploit in Syria’s likely instability in the future.

  • Nicole Grajewski Profile Picture
· December 9, 2024
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Bashar al-Assad of Syria Has Been Ousted From Power

Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.


· December 9, 2024
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Why Russia & Iran May Not Be Able To Bail Out Assad In Syria & The Turkey Factor Explained
· December 8, 2024
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The Aleppo Offensive in Context

In an interview, Armenak Tokmajyan unpacks the most recent developments in Syria.

· December 4, 2024