Peace Building Initiatives and Alternative Forms of Women’s Political Participation In Syria
Report
25 December 2023
#Syria#Women
Analyzing Suwayda’s Protest Movement:   Nonviolence, Solidarity, and Women’s Participation — Rowaida Kanaan
Bawader / Commentary
24 November 2023
#Mobilization#Syria#Women
Arab-reform-initiative-a-gendered-perspective-of-chemical-attacks-in-Syria
Examining Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria through a Gendered Lens — Farah Youssef
Bawader / Commentary
28 August 2023
#Gender#Syria#Women
Protest Movements in Tartous: Dynamics and Implications
Protest Movements in Tartous:   Dynamics and Implications — Alimar Lazkani
Bawader / Commentary
27 June 2023
#Activism#Syria
arab-reform-initiative-the-arab-regional-order-and-assad-from-ostracism-to-normalization
The Arab Regional Order and Assad:  From Ostracism to Normalization — Sultan Alamer
Bawader / Commentary
14 June 2023
#Normalization#Syria
12Jun
2023
WebinarInvesting in Knowledge:  Funding Gender-Sensitive Research in Syria
#Activism#Syria#Women
28Feb
2023
WebinarAfter the earthquake:  Rethinking humanitarian aid in Syria
#Humanitarian Aid#Syria
Syria’s Earthquake Exposes Broken Aid Machine — Sara Kayyali
Bawader / Commentary
14 February 2023
#Humanitarian Aid#Reconstruction#Syria
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Ebtisam (Syria) - Young women navigating conflict in MENA
14 July 2022
#Conflicts#Syria#Women#Youth
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Jihan (Syria) - Young women navigating conflict in MENA
13 July 2022
#Conflicts#Syria#Women#Youth
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Young women navigating conflict in MENA
10 July 2022
#Conflicts#Iraq#Syria#Women
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Trailer | Young Women Navigating Conflict in MENA
7 July 2022
#Conflicts#Iraq#Syria#Women
Mediatized Arab diasporas:   Understanding the role of transnational media in diasporic political action formation
Books
24 May 2022
#Bahrain#Diaspora#Egypt#MENA#Syria#Tunisia
Assessing What Meaningful Syrian Youth Inclusion in Peacebuilding Looks Like in Practice:  Policy Dialogue Report — Arab Reform Initiative
Conference Report
5 November 2021
#Reform#Syria#Youth
Informal settlements in Syria:  What approach after the conflict?
Books
28 October 2021
#Housing#Reconstruction#Syria
Curated bibliography on informal settlements in Syria (works in English)
Blog
28 October 2021
#Housing#Reconstruction#Syria
Informal Housing in Syria:  What Approach after the Conflict? Whose Rights Will be Protected? — Arab Reform Initiative
Press Release
28 October 2021
#Housing#Reconstruction#Syria
Informal Settlement in Syria:  An Interactive Timeline
Blog
28 October 2021
#Housing#Syria
Youth Employment and Livelihood in Syria:  Assessing the Impact of Conflict and Preparing for Recovery
Conference Report
9 August 2021
#Conflicts#Syria#Youth
arab-reform-initiative-the-environmental-impact-of-syrias-conflict-a-preliminary-survey-of-issues
The Environmental Impact of Syria’s Conflict:   A Preliminary Survey of Issues — Roba Gaafar
Bawader / Commentary
7 April 2021
#Conflicts#Environment#Syria
Without Hassan Abbas, the World Is a Poorer Place — Bassma Kodmani
Bawader / Commentary
15 March 2021
#Culture#Peacebuilding#Syria
ari-mansour-syrian-perspective-stl-lessons-learnt
A Syrian Perspective on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon:  What Lessons to Be Learnt? — Mansour Omari
Bawader / Commentary
12 November 2020
#Lebanon#Special Tribunal for Lebanon#Syria
ARI_20201009_The_New_Arab_DIASPORAS_Webinar_Series_4 - correction 4-01
17Nov
2020
WebinarMobilization and Political Uncertainty:  What Future for Syrian Civil Society in the Diaspora?
#Diaspora#Syria#Webinar
arab-reform-intiative-political-economy-in-syria-min
The Political Economy of Syria:   Deepening Pre-War Orientations  — Joseph Daher
Bawader / Commentary
30 October 2020
#Governance#Political Economy#Syria
arab-reform-initiative-punishing-the-regime-protecting-syrians-the-dilemma-of-sanctions-on-syria.j
Punishing the Regime, Protecting Syrians:   The Dilemma of Sanctions on Syria — Zaki Mehchy
Bawader / Commentary
17 September 2020
#Sanctions#Syria
arab-reform-initiative-no-homeland-no-future-alawite-youth-the-backbone-of-the-assad-regime
No Homeland, No Future:  Alawite Youth As the Backbone of the Assad Regime — Alimar Lazkani
Bawader / Commentary
4 August 2020
#Livelihoods#Syria#Youth
arab-reform-initiative-syria-sanctions-should-not-be-lifted-but-they-must-be-improved
Syria:  Sanctions Should Not Be Lifted, but They Must Be Improved — Genevieve Zingg
Bawader / Commentary
28 July 2020
#COVID-19#Sanctions#Syria
arab-reform-initiative-syria-torture-trial-in-germany-is-an-arab-issue-where-are-the-arab-media-and-human-rights-organizations
Syria Torture Trial in Germany is an Arab Issue:   Where are the Arab Media and Human Rights Organizations? — Mansour Omari
Bawader / Commentary
17 July 2020
#Accountability#Human Rights#Syria
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“Caesar” Law and the Syrian Economy
4 June 2020
#Economy#Syria
Syria’s Growing Economic Woes:   Lebanon’s Crisis, the Caesar Act and Now the Coronavirus — Jihad Yazigi 
Bawader / Commentary
26 March 2020
#COVID-19#Economy#Sanctions#Syria
The Syrian State:   A Two-Headed Monster is Emerging — Bassma Kodmani
Bawader / Commentary
20 December 2019
#FutureMENA#Governance#Syria
A Safe Path for Democratic Decentralization in Syria — Bassma Kodmani
Research
31 July 2019
#Decentralization#Syria
What Can Syria Learn from Decentralization Experiences in Other Arab Countries? — Arab Reform Initiative
Press Release
31 July 2019
#Decentralization#Syria
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They Persist: Arab Youth Reinventing Politics
5 June 2019
#ActivistToolKit#Algeria#Egypt#Lebanon#Social Movements#Syria#Tunisia#Youth
Arab Reform Initiative - What Decentralization Model for Future Syria?
Transitioning to Decentralized Governance:   Regional Experiences for a Syrian Model — Arab Reform Initiative
Conference Report
4 April 2019
#Decentralization#Governance#Syria
31Oct
2018
Decentralization and Local Councils in Post-Conflict Syria:  What Role Can Youth Play?
Policy Dialogues#Conflicts#Decentralization#Syria#Youth
Arab Reform Initiative - What Decentralization Model for Future Syria?
28Jan
2019
What Decentralization Model for Future Syria?
Conferences#Conflicts#Decentralization#Syria
Palestinian Refugees of Syria’s Yarmouk Camp Challenges and Obstacles to Return
Palestinian Refugees of Syria’s Yarmouk Camp:  Challenges and Obstacles to Return
Bawader / Commentary
17 January 2019
#Palestine#Refugees#Syria
Syrians in the USA:  Solidarity Despite Political Rifts — Basma Alloush
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
The Syrian Diaspora in Lebanon: Between a Lack of Policy and a Policy of Alienation
The Syrian Diaspora in Lebanon:  Between a Lack of Policy and a Policy of Alienation — Rayan Majed
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
Arabism and its Repercussions: Forms of Solidarity among Syrians in Latin America © Abdul karim Majdal Al-beik
Arabism and its Repercussions:  Forms of Solidarity among Syrians in Latin America — Cecilia Baeza
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
The Syrian Diaspora, Old and New © Abdul karim Majdal Al-beik
The Syrian Diaspora,  Old and New — Bassma Kodmani
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
Syrians in Turkey: Groupings, Fractures and a Floundering Civil Society © Abdul karim Majdal Al-beik
Syrians in Turkey:  Groupings, Fractures and a Floundering Civil Society — Sasha Al-Alou
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
Blessed Investors and Cursed Refugees: A Reading of Syrian Presence in Jordan © Wissam al-Jazairy
Blessed Investors and Cursed Refugees:  A Reading of Syrian Presence in Jordan — Hana Jaber
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
Gulf Countries as a Destination for Syrian Financial Capital:  The Case of the United Arab Emirates — Maher Al Junaidy
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
Mapping Syrian Skills in the Gulf: The Case of Qatar © Jwan Khalaf
Mapping Syrian Skills in the Gulf:  The Case of Qatar — Kheder Zakaria
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
Syrian Diaspora Groups in Europe: Mapping their Engagement in Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom © Jwan Khalaf
Syrian Diaspora Groups in Europe:  Mapping their Engagement in Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
Mapping the Syrian Diaspora: A Global Player in the Reconstruction of Syria © Nihad Al-Turk
Mapping the Syrian Diaspora:  A Global Player in the Reconstruction of Syria
Research
5 December 2018
#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Reconstruction#Syria
Local Actors in the Syrian Coastal Area:  Characteristics and Prospects — Alimar Lazkani
Bawader / Commentary
23 November 2018
#Economy#Syria
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European Union and Syria
22 November 2018
#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - Europe Is the Key Player in Syria: An Alternative Template for Transition
Europe Is the Key Player in Syria:  An Alternative Template for Transition — Bassma Kodmani
Bawader / Commentary
4 October 2018
#Europe#Syria#Transition
Arab Reform Initiative - Russian Forces in Syria and the Building of a Sustainable Military Presence - II
Russian Forces in Syria and the Building of a Sustainable Military Presence:  What About Iranian-backed Syrian Militias? — Alimar Lazkani
Bawader / Commentary
19 July 2018
#Syria
29Jun
2018
International Expert Meeting on Security Frameworks, Transition and Inclusion
Workshops#Governance#Iraq#Libya#Security#Syria#Yemen
Arab Reform Initiative - Law n°10 on Reconstruction: A Legal Reading of Organized Mass Expropriation in Syria
Law n°10 on Reconstruction:  A Legal Reading of Organized Mass Expropriation in Syria — Arab Reform Initiative
Bawader / Commentary
28 June 2018
#Legal#Reconstruction#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - Russian Forces in Syria and the Building of a Sustainable Military Presence - I
Russian Forces in Syria and the Building of a Sustainable Military Presence:  Towards a Restructuring of the Syrian Army? — Alimar Lazkani
Bawader / Commentary
21 June 2018
#Conflicts#Security#Syria
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Global Syria Event
18 June 2018
#GlobalSyria#Syria
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Syrian Diaspora in the Aftermath of 2011
14 June 2018
#GlobalSyria#Syria
13Apr
2018
#GlobalSyria  ARI's Interview with Ayman Asfari
Conferences#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
13Apr
2018
#GlobalSyria  ARI Interview with Dr Chamsy Sarkis
Conferences#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative The Arab Revolutions Seven Years On: The State of Social Movements in Egypt and Syria
The Arab Revolutions Seven Years On:  The State of Social Movements in Egypt and Syria — Nadine Abdalla
Bawader / Commentary
31 May 2018
#Egypt#Social Movements#Syria
13Apr
2018
#GlobalSyria  ARI Interviews Rouba Mhaissen
Conferences#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
13Apr
2018
#GlobalSyria  Roundtable 3: A Vibrant and Vocal Civil Society
Conferences#Diaspora#GlobalSyria#Syria
13Apr
2018
#GlobalSyria  Roundtable 4: How to Strengthen Communities' Engagement and Interaction
Conferences#GlobalSyria#Syria
13Apr
2018
#GlobalSyria  Roundtable 2: Bridging the Brain Drain, Building a Knowledge Society
Conferences#Syria
13Apr
2018
#GlobalSyria  Roundtable 1: How the Voices of Syrians Reached the World
Conferences#Syria
13Apr
2018
#GlobalSyria  Closing Statement: Dr. Bassma Kodmani
Conferences#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - Aleppo Christians: A Turbulent History and the Path Ahead
Aleppo Christians:  A Turbulent History and the Path Ahead — Roger Asfar
Policy Alternatives
6 December 2017
#Conflicts#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - The Cultural Map: A Tool for Development and Peacebuilding
The Cultural Map:  A Tool for Development and Peacebuilding — Hassan Abbas
Peace Possibilities
19 September 2017
#Culture#Syria
14Sep
2017
Rebuilding Security in Fragmented Societies
Conferences#Iraq#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - OUT OF THE INFERNO? Rebuilding Security in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen
Out of the Inferno?  Rebuilding Security in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen
Books
30 August 2017
#Iraq#Libya#Security#Syria#Yemen
Arab Reform Initiative - Between Indifference and Charity: Syrian Refugees and the Syrian Diaspora in Brazil
Between Indifference and Charity:  Syrian Refugees and the Syrian Diaspora in Brazil — Cecilia Baeza
Policy Alternatives
23 June 2017
#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - Religion and the State in Post-War Syria
Religion and the State in Post-War Syria — Abderrahman al-Haj
Policy Alternatives
5 May 2017
#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - “The Disaster of Aleppo” and the Quandary of the Last Opportunity
“The Disaster of Aleppo” and the Quandary of the Last Opportunity — Sokrat Al-Alou
Peace PossibilitiesPolicy Alternatives
13 February 2017
#Syria
The Political Impasse of the Syrian Kurdish Movement
The Political Impasse of the Syrian Kurdish Movement — Antoine Maltais
Policy Alternatives
24 January 2017
#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - Decentralization and the Future of the Syrian State
Decentralization and the Future of the Syrian State
Books
23 December 2016
#Syria
Foreign Backers and the Marginalization of the Free Syrian Army — Felix Legrand
Policy Alternatives
13 November 2016
#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - Syrians Under Siege: The Role of Local Councils
Syrians Under Siege:  The Role of Local Councils — Sabr Darwish
Policy Alternatives
13 September 2016
#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - A Bicameral Parliament in Iraq and Syria
A Bicameral Parliament in Iraq and Syria — Isam al Khafaji
Policy Alternatives
30 June 2016
#Iraq#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - North-Eastern Syria: From Marginalisation to Extremism… What Next?
North-Eastern Syria:  From Marginalisation to Extremism… What Next? — Abdel-Nasser al-Ayed
Policy Alternatives
6 April 2016
#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - The Power and Political Future of the Syrian Opposition’s Field Commanders
The Power and Political Future of the Syrian Opposition’s Field Commanders — Rustom Mahmoud
Policy Alternatives
17 March 2016
#Syria
Arab Reform Initiative - De-Urbanising the Syrian Revolt
De-Urbanising the Syrian Revolt — Isam al Khafaji
Research
6 March 2016
#Syria
Europe, not the United States, pays the price of failure in Syria — Bassma Kodmani
Jadal
20 October 2015
#Syria
The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria:  Illusion and Reality — Waseem Hafez
Policy Alternatives
30 September 2015
#Syria
Social conditions in southern Syria:  a source of strength for change — Ghazi Dahman
Policy Alternatives
14 September 2015
#Syria
Will Hezbollah's role in Syria survive the US-Iran deal? — Hanin Ghaddar
Policy Alternatives
22 July 2015
#Syria
A force for Syria's future:  a proposed national army — Abdel-Nasser al-Ayed
Policy Alternatives
24 February 2015
#Syria
Aleppo voices support for truce  in new opinion survey — Arab Reform Initiative
Report
6 February 2015
#Syria
Syria:  the strategy of ceasefires — Armenak Tokmajyan
Jadal
2 February 2015
#Syria
Tribal Matters- are Syria’s Tribes being radicalised? — Abdel-Nasser al-Ayed
Policy Alternatives
19 January 2015
#Syria
Scenarios for a Peace Mission for Syria — Álvaro Vasconcelos
Report
26 November 2014
#Syria
The Resilience of Moderate Syrian Rebels — Felix Legrand
Policy Alternatives
23 September 2014
#Syria
Reforming Syria’s Security Sector in the Post-Assad Era — Murhaf Jouejati
Research
31 July 2014
#Syria
Rebel-held Suburbs of Damascus:  Resilience Mechanisms in the Face of Chemical Attacks — Ilina Angelova
Policy Alternatives
17 July 2014
#Syria
The Colonial Strategy of ISIS in Syria — Felix Legrand
Policy Alternatives
25 June 2014
#Syria
Syria:  Preparing for Reconstruction — Manon-Nour Tannous
Policy Alternatives
7 May 2014
#Syria
Syria’s Cultural Priorities:  Culture as a Component of the Syrian Transition — Rana Yazigi
Policy Alternatives
27 March 2014
#Syria
Spotlight on Geneva while Syria Sinks in the Quicksands — Felix Legrand
Policy Alternatives
6 February 2014
#Syria
Options for future health policies in Syria — Fouad Mohammad Fouad
Policy Alternatives
14 November 2013
#Syria
The impossible partition of Syria — Mustafa Khalifa
Research
24 October 2013
#Syria
Empowering the democratic resistance in Syria
Report
14 October 2013
#Syria
Political Geography of the Kurdish Issue and Its Relationship with the Syrian National Revolution — Baker Sidqi
Policy Alternatives
1 July 2013
#Syria
The Syrian Revolution and Future of Minorities — Akram Al-Bunni
Policy Alternatives
19 April 2013
#Syria
Governance of Diversity:  The Kurds in Syria — Rustom Mahmoud
Research
5 March 2013
#Syria
The security services in Lebanon and Syria:  The mark of the French architect — Konrad Sztyler
Research
18 August 2012
#Lebanon#Syria
Governance of Diversity in Syria — Hassan Abbas
Research
20 June 2012
#Syria
The Dynamics of the Uprising in Syria — Hassan Abbas
Policy Alternatives
16 October 2011
#Syria
The Dialectic Relationship Between the Political and the Civil in the Syrian Civil Society Movement — Wael Sawah
Policy Alternatives
30 November 2009
#Syria
Political Reform and the Reconfiguration of National Identity in Syria — Yasseen Haj-Saleh
Policy Alternatives
22 June 2007
#Syria
Syria:  What Reforms While a Storm Is Building? — Samir El Aita
Policy Alternatives
15 April 2006
#Syria