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  • Two men climb onto a statue lying in ruins.
    Transitional justice in Syria

    "Accountability is more important than punishment"

    Can there be justice after the horrors Syria has endured? Sociologist Mohammed Bamyeh sees signs that the country's new leadership wants to confront the past, but warns against the dangers of selective justice.

  • Women sitting on top of Mount Qasioun drinking tea under the shade of a tree.
    Public space in Syria

    Where Damascus goes to breathe

    Before the war, Mount Qasioun was a refuge for the people of Damascus, a rare space for freedom and intimacy. After Assad's fall, it was briefly reclaimed as a public space, but now large-scale private developments threaten to take it over.

  • Ali Khamenei stands in front of a crowd of listeners and raises his left hand.
    New biography of Ali Khamenei

    The man pulling Iran's strings

    Ali Khamenei is one of the most powerful figures in world politics, with influence extending far beyond Iran. Who is the man who, since 1989, has steered the Islamic Republic with an iron grip? A new biography by Ali Sadrzadeh sheds some light on the mystery.

  • An aerial view of people gathering in Umayyad Square following Friday prayers at the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, performing the second Friday prayer since the fall of the Baath regime and the Assad family's rule in Damascus, Syria on December 20, 2024 (Photo: picture alliance / Anadolu | Izettin Kasim)
    Sectarian violence in Syria

    Assad's long shadow

    In Syria, "minority protection" has long been used as a pretext for pitting religious and ethnic groups against each other. We Syrians must refuse the weaponisation of our identities, because the new government is counting on division.

  • Exterior view of Qusay Awad's family home, built of stone with a courtyard
    History and reconstruction in Syria

    Dictatorship, dispossession and a missing mosaic

    A school, a military base, an archaeological site: from French colonial rule to Assad, this family home was seized and repurposed by successive regimes. Now, its owners are fighting to reclaim it.

  • A Toyota truck carrying a group of armed and masked fighters.
    Suwayda, Syria

    Not a local conflict, but geopolitics in disguise

    Sectarianism in Syria is a longstanding political project. Institutionalised under colonial rule and exploited by Assad, it's now being weaponised by the new regime and Israel, as the massacres in Suwayda make brutally clear.

  • A man throws guns into a fire. (Photo: Picture Alliance/Anadolu | Stringer)
    Öcalan's call for disarmament

    Why the PKK failed

    The Kurdistan Workers' Party has pursued multiple goals over the decades and failed to achieve any of them. Now the communist-nationalist movement is facing a turning point, and possibly its end

  • Der syrische Präsident al-Scharaa sitzt zwischen zwei syrischen Flaggen auf einem prachtvollen Stuhl.
    Syria after Assad

    Al-Sharaa and the global jihad

    Jihadist groups around the world are watching Syria's transitional government closely. Al-Sharaa's takeover and moderate strategy are inspiring for some, while others see his pragmatism as a betrayal and opt for violence.

  • A boy looks out from the balcony of an apartment building marked with many bulletholes.
    Lebanese Civil War

    The postwar that never was

    Fifty years since its outbreak, Lebanon's Civil War continues to shape its society and political system. The postwar era has been marked by violence, foreign occupation, political paralysis and economic crisis—raising the question: did the war ever truly end?

  • Black and white photo of a group of men sitting in a cafe.
    Syria after Assad

    To stay, to leave, to return

    As many refugees return to Syria, queues are forming outside passport offices as people try to leave. Four personal stories reflect the hopes, fears and unresolved questions of a country in transition.

  • Women stand in the rain holding signs with image of missing young women.
    Kidnappings

    Why women in Syria are disappearing

    Blackmail, forced marriages and revenge: abductions of women and girls have become more frequent since the collapse of the Assad regime. Many women vanish without a trace, while others have returned with surprising testimonies.

  • A woman sits in the foreground. In the background tents of a camp are visible.
    Iraq and post-Assad Syria

    An uneasy alliance

    Iraq has kept its distance from Syria's new regime due to President al-Sharaa's al-Qaeda past. But one key issue has the potential to bring the two countries closer together: the threat of a resurgent ISIS.

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