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1 week ago | 
newarab.com | Amr Salahi |Marwan Kabalan |Joseph Daher
For many years the Assad regime developed a sophisticated media apparatus to discredit opponents, present itself as a defender against terrorism, and justify its actions to domestic and international audiences, writes Zouhir Al-Shimale. [GETTY] Disinformation was a defining feature of the Syrian conflict since 2011, it shaped narratives and manipulated public opinion since its onset. Bashar al-Assad’s regime violently suppressed dissent, and propaganda was a key tool for consolidating his power.
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1 week ago | 
gaucheanticapitaliste.org | Joseph Daher
Un mois après l’éclatement de violents affrontements confessionnels dans la région côtière, l’État syrien n’a toujours pas reconnu l’importance de la justice transitionnelle, affirme Joseph Daher.
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1 week ago | 
newarab.com | Amr Salahi |Joseph Daher
Syria's stalled democratic transition, along with al-Sharaa's lacklustre rule, is best understood against the tragedies of the Arab Spring, says Amr Salahi. Five months after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, progress towards democracy in Syria appears disappointing.
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3 weeks ago | 
newarab.com | Joseph Daher
The new ruling authorities are following in the footsteps of the former Assad regime, continuing to use sectarian policies and practices as a means of governance and social division, writes Joseph Daher [photo credit: Getty Images] The euphoria that followed the fall of Assad’s regime in December 2024 has largely dissipated after the large-scale massacres of Alawite civilians in coastal areas, carried out in early March 2025 by armed forces within the newly formed Syrian army.
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3 weeks ago | 
internationalviewpoint.org | Joseph Daher
Since the onset of the conflict in 2011, the economic situation in Syria has sharply deteriorated. More than 90% of the Syrian population 1 is now living below the poverty line. During the conflict, illegal activities surged in relation to the war, including smuggling, extortion, drug production, and human trafficking.
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1 month ago | 
internationalviewpoint.org | Joseph Daher
Syrian solidarity with Palestine can now be expressed freely. Remember, under Assad’s rule no protest or any form of solidarity with Palestine was permitted beyond the realm of the state and its interests, also preventing any forms of resistance near the border with Israel. Israel, clearly concerned with this shift in popular resistance, has therefore taken several measures to weaken and divide the Syrian transition process.
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1 month ago | 
internationalviewpoint.org | Joseph Daher
More than half of Syrians remain displaced, either internally or abroad. 90% of Syrians are living below the poverty line, and 16.7 million people—three in four—required humanitarian aid in 2024, according to the UN. Improving socio-economic conditions is crucial to Syria’s future and the broader participation of the Syrian people in the current political transition. Recovery and reconstruction will need forms of international financial assistance, including foreign investments.
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1 month ago | 
qantara.de | Joseph Daher |Karim El-Gawhary |Karim el-Gawhary |Mohammed Magdy |Leila Al-Shami
Syria's economic recovery · 13.03.2025 Syrians are facing immense economic challenges—an unstable currency, shortages and a soaring cost of living—while the transitional government doubles down on Assad's neoliberal policies. True recovery demands a new approach. https://qantara.de/en/node/44323 Print The fall of Assad in December 2024 raised hopes for a brighter future in Syria. But as the country looks to rebuild its economy, enormous challenges remain.
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1 month ago | 
internationalviewpoint.org | Joseph Daher
The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, which had conducted a genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza for over a year, poses strategic questions for the Palestinian liberation struggle and those in solidarity with it.
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1 month ago | 
znetwork.org | Joseph Daher
The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, which had conducted a genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza for over a year, poses strategic questions for the Palestinian liberation struggle and those in solidarity with it.
