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The YPG is unable to guarantee the long-term defense of Hassaka
The Syrian city of Hassaka, home to a population of approximately 500,000, is poised to come under the authority of [...]
Arab tribes in North Eastern Syria are not loyal to the AANES
In May 2022, I wrote a report on the prospect [...]
Syria : offensive against SDF, January 18, 2026, 10 pm
In a 24-hour span, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) [...]
The end of the Kurdish entity in Syria?
By Fabrice Balanche, published in Conflits, 17 January 2026. Important [...]
Syria
Arab tribes in North Eastern Syria are not loyal to the AANES
In May 2022, I wrote a report on the prospect [...]
Syria : offensive against SDF, January 18, 2026, 10 pm
In a 24-hour span, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) [...]
The end of the Kurdish entity in Syria?
By Fabrice Balanche, published in Conflits, 17 January 2026. Important [...]
Iraq
Deciphering of the political and security perspectives in Iraq
The specialist in Iraq and Syria, Fabrice Balanche, author of [...]
“Iran perfectly uses Shiite difficulties and local conflicts to create militias in the Middle East.” Interview with Fabrice Balanche
Iran is increasingly extending its influence across the Middle East [...]
From Kirkuk to Deir ez-Zor: Threatened Kurdish Autonomies
Can the riots in Kirkuk be compared to the insurrection [...]
Middle-East
Climate Change and Conflicts in the Middle East
Despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, it is [...]
Fabrice Balanche is a well know expert on Syria. Then left-wing extremists attacked his lecture.
From Neue Zürcher Zeitung, May 27, 2025, by Lucien Scherrer [...]
The university is doomed if academic freedom is suppressed within its walls.
Open Letter by Senator Max Brisson, JDD, May 25, 2025 [...]