By Fabrice Balanche|2025-12-07T21:24:45+01:007 December 2025|Analysis, Kurdistan, Syria|
On the 10th of March 2025, Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi and interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa met to sign an agreement incorporating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the nation’s revamped military. The long-term plan was [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-12-06T15:08:40+01:005 December 2025|Publication, Syria|
The Druze and Alawite communities are demanding the division of the country in the face of widespread bloodshed and insecurity. While Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri advocates for a Druze state with the support of Israel, the [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-11-30T19:10:09+01:0030 November 2025|Publication, Syria|
In March 2025, Ahmad al-Charaa declared himself interim president and prime minister of a supposedly “inclusive” government. On the surface, he seemed to check all the boxes that the West required, but his power remained [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-11-23T20:33:55+01:0023 November 2025|Publication, Syria|
The 2025 massacres against Alawites, Druze, and Christians shattered the trust of minorities in the new Syrian regime. Despite his denials, Ahmad al-Sharaa finds it difficult to separate himself from the atrocities committed by HTS. [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-11-22T11:35:20+01:0022 November 2025|Kurdistan, Media, Syria|
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria is moving toward an Islamic republic shaped by dominant Sunni conservative forces, warned a French expert on Wednesday, adding that the only way to prevent this from happening is the [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-11-16T20:18:50+01:0016 November 2025|Publication, Syria|
The recent repeal of the Caesar Act may be viewed as a diplomatic triumph, but it does little to address the profound economic challenges facing Syria. Industrial collapse, agricultural crisis, uncontrolled urbanization—lifting sanctions alone will [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-11-09T18:04:59+01:009 November 2025|Analysis, Middle-East, Syria|
Despite a superficial semblance of restored order, Syria under Ahmad al-Sharaa’s leadership remains a precarious state, grappling with internal strife, foreign meddling, and Israeli pressure. Amidst the allure of renewed investment and political manoeuvring, the [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-07-18T12:48:03+02:0018 July 2025|Analysis, Maps, Syria|
On July 16, 2025, the Syrian army left the city of Sweida, as well as every other piece of land it controlled within that region, having held them for just two days. This was due [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-03-25T08:20:05+01:0025 March 2025|Analysis, Publication, Syria|
The early-March 2025 massacres against the Alawites caused the deaths of thousands of people. Analyzing these events helps to understand the motivations of their perpetrators and the sequence of operations. Published in French in Revue [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-03-15T16:23:29+01:0015 March 2025|Communitarianism, Media, Syria|
The wave of sectarian violence that gripped Syria last week has marred the image of the country's new Islamist president, Ahmad al-Sharaa. Could the government have done more to prevent it? French academic Fabrice Balanche [...]
