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From Damascus to Kabul, jihadist-turned-statesmen test survival in a fractured order—can Syria’s Al Sharaa replicate the Taliban’s playbook?
The fact that a renewed idea of nation-building for Syria is now down to a non-traditional political entity with roots in extremism keeps the trajectory of the state’s future in suspension
The normalisation of extremist groups staking control of major States has had no clear policy response from most countries.
Syria has been in turmoil since 2011 when the Arab Spring wave of protests spread across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, challenging President Bashar Al Assad’s longstanding, familial rule of the country which began with his father, Hafez Al Assad, who took over in 1971. In December 2024, the Assad family’s power grip over Damascus ended, paving the way for Ahmed Al Sharra of the Hay’at Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) militant group to tak
A new Syria, where a military and polity are being rebuilt, has renewed security concerns for China
