An analysis of the Syrian Ministry of Endowments' plan to reclaim historic waqf properties using Ottoman archives. Explore why reopening century-old title deeds acts as a tax on property confidence, undermining post-conflict reconstruction and urban recovery.
How Ancient Prophecy is Overwriting Modern Statecraft If you were to walk into a briefing at the Pentagon or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran today, the atmosphere would ostensibly feel like a triumph of the Enlightenment. There are digital maps, real-time drone feeds, and a vocabulary thick with secular “realpolitik”, like asymmetric escalation, nuclear thresholds,
Cooperation is A Strategic Framework for Navigating Collective Action The Strategic Imperative of Collective Order Cooperation is frequently mischaracterised as a simple moral preference or a display of altruism. In reality, from a cold, analytical perspective, cooperation is the invisible glue that holds everything together, from the way cells form a human body to the
Syria’s Fiscal Dilemma Between Monetary Reform and Humanitarian Reconstruction (2025-2026) The Macro-Humanitarian Nexus The abrupt collapse of the former regime in December 2024 served as the primary catalyst for a fundamental restructuring of Syria’s institutional and humanitarian landscape (House of Commons Library, 2026). Under the transitional administration of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the state has entered
Syria’s Reconstruction: A Blueprint for the Many, Not the Few For generations, Ahmad’s family tended their olive grove on a sun-drenched hill in Syria. The trees were their inheritance and their future, a symbol of peace and permanence. Then the war came and turned it all to ash. Today, Ahmad’s dream isn’t just to replant
In the fragile yet hopeful process of rebuilding a nation, symbols carry immense weight. The recent unveiling of Syria's new visual identity and the plans to issue a new currency represent defining moments. Yet, while these new designs were presented as a symbol of unity, the transitional government has remained silent on a fundamental question: how was the decision actually made?
Order your copy What If We Get It Right? Reimagining a Nation’s Future For more than a decade, the story of my homeland, Syria, has been a relentless accounting of loss. It has been defined by everything that went wrong: the humanitarian catastrophe, the failed state, the unsolvable problem. The global narrative has been one
The ‘Umayyad Comeback’ in Post-Assad Syria Introduction The sudden collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 shocked the world. After 50 years of rule and a brutal 13-year civil war, the government of Bashar al-Assad fell with surprising speed. Into the resulting power vacuum stepped Ahmed al-Sharaa, the de facto leader of the new
Syria's reconstruction is not a conventional post-conflict challenge. It is a "hyper-complex" crisis where both scenarios overlay a landscape of fragmented sovereignty, highly politicised legislation, and intense geopolitical rivalry. This report argues that sustainable and equitable reconstruction depends on resolving fundamental contradictions between the exclusionary nature of the current legal framework, political imperatives, and international conditions.