Officials in Syria's caretaker government were left with a state in ruins. Some fear they aren't moving fast enough to fix it ...

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 ...

While some countries – Egypt and Tunisia – became democracies, albeit briefly, others, like Yemen, Libya and Syria, descended into violence. One of the most pressing questions when considering ...

Decades of authoritarian rule have left Syria’s justice system ill-equipped to handle complex human rights cases. Thousands ...

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...

While some countries – Egypt and Tunisia – became democracies, albeit briefly, others, like Yemen, Libya and Syria, descended into violence. In the intervening years, political science ...

His detention comes after Syria’s newly inducted interim leader ... including Egypt and Tunisia. Najib was then head of the regime’s Political Security Branch in Deraa. The parents of the ...

In Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen, Islamists joined the protests belatedly—but subsequently took ownership. Assad’s particular brutality militarized Syria’s initially peaceful uprising, justifying ...