PRINT ISSUE N°2 – NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

On July 31, Syrian Foreign Minister Asa’ad al-Shaibani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the same city where deposed President Bashar al-Asad now lives in exile. Shaibani was carrying an unexpected request. According to sources familiar with the meeting, Damascus asked Russia to resume military police patrols along Syria’s southern border with Israel. […]

With the Syrian state still in its formative stage, lacking a defined political identity, two Gulf monarchies – Qatar and Saudi Arabia – are seeking to dominate Syria. This competition will only intensify as the interim Syrian government of Ahmad al-Shara’a grapples with state-building. Qatar provided a cash infusion on August 6, when its UCC […]

“O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.”Pindar, Pythian iii If only jihadists would heed Pindar’s timeless warning. By celebrating only “this life,” the classical Greek poet understood the hazards of seeking meanings beyond the grave. Much later, a similar warning was offered by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in […]