Yezid Sayigh

Russia seems intent on a political solution in Syria but it will have to press Assad harder to accept it.

The violence sweeping across the Arab world isn’t a consequence of the Arab Spring, but of decades of dictatorship.

When the time comes, new approaches to economic reconstruction are needed in Syria.

Divergences over an acceptable social order, moral economy, and shared national identity have become fundamental.

A new framework for assistance that focuses on changing incentive structures for both refugees and hosts is needed.

Counterterrorism can be truly effective only through accountable, legitimate and professional policing.