Peter Ford served in the UK Foreign Ministry for many years including being UK Ambassador to Syria (2003-2006). He speaks ...

The feeling is a new one for the Alawites, a group that was powerful and influential during the dictator's rule. The Alawites ...

Despite the rhetoric of HTS leaders about tolerance for minorities, there’s more developing behind the scenes than is being ...

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not ...

Assad’s regime, the status of minorities and their future is among the most crucial questions. Although many people have ...

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has submitted testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...

The forces of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham have launched an operation in Homs aimed at identifying and disarming supporters of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This has particularly alarmed minority ...

The Struggle for the Middle East (1989) offers crucial insight into the domestic, regional, and international forces that ...

Assad's regime collapsed, Syria's Alawite minority, which served as the regime's backbone, fears a witch hunt. In their ...

They say disparate violent incidents in the past two months—including alleged extrajudicial killings and the destruction of a ...

Aoun's election offers Lebanon a chance to reclaim stability and sovereignty, but only if Lebanon's leaders, backed by international support, address internal divisions and navigate a shifting ...