The first Trump test: European policy and the Siege of Aleppo
There is no longer any real hope of deposing Assad. Europe must instead work towards an ugly deal that salvages something for the Syrian people.
Julien Barnes-Dacey
Turkey joins the fray: What the Turkish invasion means for the Syrian civil war
The intervention signals an unexpected convergence of a significant number of actors who have found common cause in working against the Kurds
Turkey’s failed coup could be good news for international action on Syria
Turkey's constrained military and inward focus could soften its 'Assad must go' policy.
Saving Syria’s ceasefire
Despite its limitations, the current US-Russian brokered ceasefire offers the best chance of moving the Syria conflict towards a poltiical resolution
Russia’s Syria withdrawal: a game changer?
Having improved the regime's position on the ground, Russia now looks set to move forward its own political track
Aiding host countries in the region
The Syria crisis shows no signs of abating and the numbers in need continue to increase on a dramatic scale. Of a pre-war population…
Saving Syria one city at a time: How to deal with the siege of Aleppo
Civilian protection, humanitarian access and freezing the conflict must be priority in Aleppo and Syria to avert escalation to even more dangerous levels
Aleppo under siege
Keeping the political track alive is the only way to break cycle of death and devastation in Syria as regime closes on rebel stronghold
View from London: Inward-looking political focus
Domestic questions overwhelm the debate in the UK
Russia’s Syrian intervention
Snap analysis on the nature of Russia's involvement from an ECFR Syria expert