An executive brief on how Damascus manages its precarious security pact with the muhajirin while confronting domestic blowback and foreign pressure.
Friday, June 5, 2026
An executive brief on how Damascus manages its precarious security pact with the muhajirin while confronting domestic blowback and foreign pressure.
Class and region divide Syria as a reform protest in Damascus sparks violence, exposing post-Assad transition tensions.
Syria’s recapture of oil fields offers a path to energy self-sufficiency, but requires massive investment and addressing local grievances.