Syria's Transition

Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December 2024, Syria has entered a complex and fragile transition marked by political restructuring, social fragmentation, and competing visions for governance. The Arab Reform Initiative follows this evolving process with a focus on accountability, inclusion, and local empowerment as cornerstones for sustainable recovery. This issue brings together ARI’s research, analyses, and dialogues on Syria’s political, economic, and institutional transformation, examining both the opportunities and obstacles that define the country’s path toward a just and stable future.

Publications

Aleppo’s Escalation Could Win Territory, but Lose the Peace — Dr. Haid Haid

Bawader / Commentary

16 January 2026

#Conflicts#Syria#Transition

Security Transformations in Southern Syria: Authority, Armed Networks, and Foreign Intervention — Dr. Abdullah al-Jabassini

4 December 2025

#Conflicts#Syria#Transition

Syria’s Expanding but Fragile Civic Space: Opportunities and Risks in the Post-Assad Transition — Dr. Haid Haid

4 December 2025

#Civil Society#Syria#Transition

Deals Without Details: The Opaque Political Economy of Syria’s New Mega-Projects — Dr. Nader Atassi

Bawader / Commentary

17 October 2025

Syria’s Parliamentary Elections Explained: Six Key Issues to Watch — Dr. Haid Haid

Bawader / Commentary

12 September 2025

#Elections#Syria#Transition

Process Over Outcome: Rethinking Transitional Justice in Syria

Process Over Outcome: Rethinking Transitional Justice in Syria — Noha Aboueldahab

Bawader / Commentary

5 September 2025

#Conflicts#Syria#Transitional Justice

Mainstreaming Transitional Justice in Syria: A Proposal for Ministerial Integration — Mansour Omari

3 September 2025

#Conflicts#Syria#Transitional Justice

Excluding the Excluded: Displacement, Political Discourse, and the New Leadership Paradigm in Syria and Lebanon — Jasmin Lilian Diab

Bawader / Commentary

Environmental and Transitional Justice in Syria — Mustafa Haid

Bawader / Commentary

#Environment#Syria#Transitional Justice

Where Does Syria’s Transition Stand? — Dr. Haid Haid

Bawader / Commentary

#Security#Syria#Transition

Is Extradition to Syria for Suspects of International Crimes, Including Al-Assad, Possible? — Mansour Omari

Bawader / Commentary

14 January 2025

#Accountability#Human Rights#Syria

Webinars and Videos

WebinarRebel Governance, Post-Conflict Legitimacy, and State-Building in Syria

#Governance#Syria#Transition

Syria's Transitional Justice - Mansour Omari

24 October 2025

Transitional Justice in Syria's Future

#Syria#Transition

WebinarThe Domestic Political Economy of Syria’s Transition

WebinarPolitical Institutions and Sectarianism in Syria’s Transition

WebinarBeyond Geopolitics : Understanding Syria’s internal dynamics and the agency of local players