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Wars Stalling Development in the Middle East: Lessons from Europe Screenshot 2025-09-06 at 1.41.12 PM

Wars Stalling Development in the Middle East: Lessons from Europe

CESD September 6, 2025

Wars in the Middle East have done more than redraw borders — they have crippled economies, destroyed...

Thought Bubbles and Political Polarization: Can Syria Survive Fragmentation? Screenshot 2025-09-06 at 12.52.56 PM

Thought Bubbles and Political Polarization: Can Syria Survive Fragmentation?

CESD September 1, 2025

New York – 31 August 2025By: Issam Khoury In recent years, Syrian society has witnessed a dangerous...

Removal of Syrian Sanctions from U.S. Regulations: What Does It Mean? Screenshot 2025-09-06 at 3.37.36 PM

Removal of Syrian Sanctions from U.S. Regulations: What Does It Mean?

CESD August 26, 2025

New York – August 26, 2025By, Issam Khoury The U.S. decision to remove Syrian sanctions from federal...

Syrian Christians in the New Syria: Between Anxiety and an Emerging Role Screenshot 2025-09-06 at 4.17.47 PM

Syrian Christians in the New Syria: Between Anxiety and an Emerging Role

CESD July 31, 2025

New York – July 31, 2025 By, Issam Khoury Recent demographic statistics in Syria reveal striking changes...

Visual Identity: A Controversial Decision Between the Legitimacy of the Transitional Government and the Demands of a Mature State

CESD July 24, 2025

New York – July 24, 2025By, Issam Khoury The announcement of Syria’s new visual identity has sparked...

The Syria Accountability Act: Sanctions Tied to Humanitarian Steps Screenshot 2025-09-06 at 5.05.29 PM

The Syria Accountability Act: Sanctions Tied to Humanitarian Steps

CESD July 21, 2025

New York – July 21, 2025 By, Issam Khoury The U.S. sanctions file on Syria has returned...

American Sanctions on Syria: Their Reality, Previous Experiences, and Possible Solutions Screenshot 2025-05-07 at 3.25.10 PM

American Sanctions on Syria: Their Reality, Previous Experiences, and Possible Solutions

CESD May 7, 2025

The Reality of American Sanctions on Syria Since 2004, the United States has imposed a series of...

Syrian Jews and the Destroyed Syrian Identity Screenshot 2025-03-19 at 1.54.22 AM

Syrian Jews and the Destroyed Syrian Identity

CESD March 19, 2025

noted that while the new government has not addressed Syrian Jews specifically, it has called for all...

Revenge or the government مجازر العلويين

Revenge or the government

CESD March 18, 2025

This documentary sheds light on the brutal sectarian violence affecting the Alawite community in Syria. Through powerful...

Revenge or the government

CESD March 13, 2025

By: Issam Khoury Mar 13, 2025 The transitional authority led by Ahmad al-Shara, “Abu Muhammad al-Julani,” initiated...

ARTICLES

Wars Stalling Development in the Middle East: Lessons from Europe

Thought Bubbles and Political Polarization: Can Syria Survive Fragmentation?

Removal of Syrian Sanctions from U.S. Regulations: What Does It Mean?

Syrian Christians in the New Syria: Between Anxiety and an Emerging Role

Visual Identity: A Controversial Decision Between the Legitimacy of the Transitional Government and the Demands of a Mature State

The Syria Accountability Act: Sanctions Tied to Humanitarian Steps

American Sanctions on Syria: Their Reality, Previous Experiences, and Possible Solutions

Syrian Jews and the Destroyed Syrian Identity

Revenge or the government

Revenge or the government

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