With the collapse of the Assad regime, the rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) faces the daunting task of establishing a new state in Syria. Challenges include deciding whether to reform or entirely dismantle the old state apparatus and how…

In an interview with Middle East expert André Bank, the recent escalation of violence in Syria is analyzed. Bank suggests that the weakened state of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, largely due to external pressures on his allies like Russia and Iran,…