Global Voices

Syria’s Gender Divide Intensifies: Equality in the North, Patriarchal Pushback in the South

Khabat Abbas / Truthdig Nov 25, 2025 Syrian women are upping the ante after Assad, citing Rojava’s model as an example to guarantee women’s participation in decision-making. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Middle East

Lifting Sanctions on Syria Exposes Their Cruel Intent

Michael Galant, Eleonora Piergallini / Responsible Statecraft Jul 14, 2025 As Trump shifts U.S. policy, former defenders now concede what was long denied — that economic warfare takes aim at the citizenry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Dropping Sanctions on Syria Is a Good Thing

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 14, 2025 Whatever Donald Trump's motivations for the move might be, this is a clear win for the Syrian people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

The Stars Align for Trump’s Troop Withdrawal From Syria

Matt Broomfield / Responsible Statecraft Apr 25, 2025 It probably won't lead to the violence and humiliation of other botched departures, including from the same region in 2019. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Idealist Destruction of Syria

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jan 17, 2025 Revisiting the inter-left debate on the Assad regime with a specific eye to the staunch moralists who supported his overthrow. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Appoints Assad to Cabinet

Christopher Weyant Dec 16, 2024 Dig deeper

TD Original

Can the Kurds Help Build a New Syria?

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Dec 11, 2024 After the fall of Assad, Turkey has intensified its attacks on the Kurds. As usual, Washington is standing by its NATO ally in Ankara. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

In Wake of Assad’s Departure, Israel Occupies More Syrian Territory

Qassam Muaddi / Mondoweiss Dec 10, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu abandons Israel’s 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria, as Israeli forces take positions inside sovereign Syria. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Syria’s Arab Spring Has Arrived

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 9, 2024 With Bashar al-Assad out of the picture, can democracy finally prevail in this deeply divided nation? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Assad Flees Syria

Bill Day Dec 9, 2024 Dig deeper

Politics

A Decade After Learning the Wrong Lesson in Syria

Daniel Larison / Responsible Statecraft Aug 29, 2023 Ever since Congress blocked Obama's intervention in Syria ten years ago, no president has asked for permission to take military action. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Aid for Syria Should Not Be Politicized

Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal / Middle East Monitor Feb 15, 2023 Aid for Syria should not be politicized to push for the rehabilitation of Assad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )