Syria’s war economy
Syria’s war economy is encouraging profiteers to prolong the conflict
Syria
Syria: the worst foreign policy catastrophe of modern times?
The horror in Syria is not simply the result of the regime's brutality, but also of monumental foreign policy misjudgements in Britain
Abdullah al-Dardari on ending the Syrian conflict
Syria's former deputy prime minister, Abdullah al-Dardari, explains why the country's conflict needs to end immediately, no matter what the cost, and outlines how…
19 Feb
Expert Workshop: Syria- beyond hope?
Discussing the situation in Syria with experts from the German government, the Nordic Embassies, representatives of NGOs and ECFR senior policy fellows
Making the most of Geneva II
The Geneva II conference on Syria will finally convene in Switzerland next week. Prospects for an immediate or dramatic breakthrough are decidedly bleak, yet that should not be the bar against which the merits of convening Geneva II should be measured
ECFR’s World in 30 minutes: The Arab spring – three years on
Mark Leonard hosts a discussion with Daniel Levy, Anthony Dworkin, and Julien Barnes-Dacey on the Arab Spring and current events in the Middle East…
Syria’s uprising within an uprising
The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), a transnational ultraconservative Islamist group has been a thorn in the Syrian revolution since its inception in April 2013. The group is at the centre of a new round of infighting in rebel-held Syria
ECFR’s World in 30 minutes: Top Trends for 2014
What will be the big foreign policy trends in 2014? Mark Leonard talks to Julien Barnes-Dacey and Vessela Tcherneva about what will shape the…
29 Nov
Radicalisation and the future of the Syrian opposition’s armed struggle
Rania Abouzeid, who has spent considerable time in Syria among the armed opposition, will consider the prominence, role and ideology of extremist fighters and the regional ramifications.
The Gulf and sectarianism
How sectarian agendas shape the politics of the Middle East