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Three months after Assad’s fall Syrians are still unearthing new horrors. The latest: bodies in the basements of buildings in towns reconquered by the regime. Chilling reporting by Louisa Loveluck & Zakaria Zakaria with amazing photos by Salwan Georges washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/…

Did anyone think this through? Some two-thirds of European defense procurement is spent on American weapons. If the U.S. indeed switched off the targeting of HIMARS in Ukraine — a country fighting a war that not just Kyiv, but most of Europe, consider existential — buying any

A heartbreaking post by an anti-Assad Alawite activist named Abdullatif Ali, in which he criticizes pro-Assad Alawites and calls on them to forsake sectarianism, just hours before he and his sick son were killed by the new Syrian regime's fighters for being Alawite.

Another extraordinary moment in diplomacy. 1. Musk is right. There is no current alternative to Starlink. 2. Musk insulting the Polish foreign minister and talking about cutting off Ukraine will surely make it a strategic priority for Europe to develop an alternative to replace

Loved listening to this deep dive podcast about Damascus, past, present & future. Sarah Birke was living in Damascus when the revolution erupted in 2011. She returned last month, to a changed & divided city. There’s hope, but so much sadness & loss. economist.com/podcasts/2025/…

Exclusive: What do we know about the new Syrian government? 1- A transitional government of 22 ministers 2- The first government since the fall of Assad 3- It will be announced on Saturday evening, March 29 4- It will not include a prime minister. The political system is

This week on #WorldReview, Ivo Daalder is joined by Prashant Rao, Liz Sly, and giles whittell to discuss the US-China trade war, tariff whiplash, and Iran nuclear talks. Watch live tomorrow at 10 a.m. CT: 📺⤵️ brnw.ch/21wRV96

SCOOP: War with Iran was closer than ever. Israel was preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities in May. Trump said "No" opting for diplomacy after divisions emerged in his administration. Julian E. Barnes Ronen Bergman Eric Schmitt Maggie Haberman nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/…

“There were fireworks over Damascus, and people danced in the streets.” Jubilation in Syria as Trump unexpectedly lifts the sanctions that had been the chief impediment to recovery after the fall of Assad. By Louisa Loveluck & Zakaria Zakaria washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/…

"Hizbullah gaslit us!" Supporters are cursing it, and opponents sense an opportunity. Liz Sly profiles the most successful militia in the world as it hits an existential crossroad economist.com/1843/2025/05/1…

Thanks to Liz Sly for the in-depth interview for The Economist The rise, fall and contested future of Hizbullah economist.com/1843/2025/05/1…

A must read: The rise, fall and contested future of Hizbullah by ⁦Liz Sly⁩ economist.com/1843/2025/05/1…

Longread on the rise, fall & contested future of Hezbollah - and what it means for Lebanon. With huge thanks to Abbie Fielding-Smith economist.com/1843/2025/05/1…

Grim Rubio comments on Syria: In fact, it is our assessment that, frankly, the transitional authority, given the challenges they're facing, are maybe weeks, ..months, away from potential collapse & a full scale Civil War of epic proportions, basically the country splitting up.

Lebanon today is in a strange, suspended state. Hizbullah is far from gone, but it’s not ruling the roost anymore either. Liz Sly reports for 1843 magazine on the aftermath of the militant group’s defeat econ.st/4dmwTkI

The Syrian regime left nothing standing when it captured northern Hama & displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians. Now free, families have begun to trickle back. My latest looks at what happened to those who fled & the challenges they face on return. offbeatresearch.com/2025/05/reclai…

In early March, an explosion of violence shook Syria's coast. What began as a pro-Assad uprising descended into brutal sectarian reprisals against Syria's Alawites. I was in Latakia city just days before the violence. My explainer, for Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com/premium/341162…

Iran warns the nuclear negotiations will be in jeopardy if the U.S. continues to insist on zero enrichment. By susannah george in Tehran washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/…

This week on #WorldReview, Ivo Daalder is joined by Jamil Anderlini, Ken Moriyasu, and Liz Sly to discuss Trump's call with Putin, dialogue between Taiwan and China, and easing sanctions on Syria. Watch live tomorrow at 10 a.m. CT: 📺⤵️ brnw.ch/21wSRoB

There’s a new geopolitical landscape in #Lebanon and Iran’s diplomacy appears to be engaging with that reality … standing next to representatives of #Hezbollah … Abbas Araghchi acknowledged the shift.