Syria

Senior Research Fellow Itamar Rabinovich presents the historical background of the Alawite minority in Syria.

Joel Parker examines why Syrians, particularly from middle- and upper-class, are choosing Egypt as a place of refuge from the civil war in Syria.

Joel Daniel Parker examines "The Dilemma of Syria's Kurds" in the context of the Arab Spring uprising.

MDC Visiting Scholar Alex Khlebnikov examines Russia's policies towards the Middle East and its historic ally, Syria.