Syrian president to attend UN General Assembly in New York
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will participate in the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and the “High-Level Week”, scheduled from Sept. 22-30 in New York City.
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Deterring Nuclear Terrorism in the Era of Great Power Competition
As the Cold War ended and new counterterrorism priorities took root in the 2000s, the threat of nuclear terrorism cemented itself as the ultimate catastrophic scenario. Dick Cheney famously stated shortly after September 11, 2001, “If there was even a [one] percent chance of terrorists getting a weapon of mass destruction, and there has been […]
Deterring Nuclear Terrorism in the Era of Great Power Competition was originally published on Global Security Review.
Israel’s Strike on Hamas in Qatar: What to Know
Why did Israel attack? Who was killed? What has been the Qatari response? Here are answers to those and other key questions.
EU asylum applications decrease 23% with huge drop in Syrian requests in 2025
New data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) shows that asylum applications to the 27-nation bloc fell 23 percent during the first six months of 2025 after a significant drop in Syrians seeking asylum in Europe since the fall of longtime …
As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger
The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.
France issues arrest warrant for Bashar Assad over 2012 journalist killings in Syria
French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other top former officials over the bombardment of a city in 2012 that killed two journalists, lawyers have stated.
In Syria, a City Shattered by War Asks for Its Sacrifice to Be Repaid
Millions of Syrians from destroyed places like Daraya feel they did everything possible to overthrow the Assad government, but they still await reconstruction aid.
‘I was never worried’: 10 years on since Syrian siblings’ 2,700-mile escape to Germany
Ten years after Angela Merkel declared ‘We can do this’ at the height of the 2015 migration into Europe, Syrian refugee Somar Kreker looks back at his 44-day odysseyThe trip would be tough, Somar Kreker knew, but he was not overly fearful. It was the s…
What It Was Like Inside Syria’s Most Fearsome Prison
For decades, the Assad regime locked up its opponents in prisons like Sednaya. The New York Times created a 3-D model of the prison and its brutal conditions.
Israeli forces raid former air defence base near Syrian capital
Operation at site south of Damascus is deepest into Syrian territory since ousting of Bashar al-Assad last yearIsraeli forces raided a former air defence base in southern Syria on Wednesday during a series of airstrikes in the area – their farthermost …