Despite the fact that the term political Islam has been used for many decades, it still often invokes looks of bewilderment, and intrigue, when mentioned in […]
On November 30, 2009, Hezbollah announced the release of a new comprehensive ideological and political platform, the 2009 Manifesto. Issued twenty-four years after the 1985 “Open […]
With international political relations now warming and a spate of top diplomatic emissaries having graced Damascus over the past 12 months, the Syrian economy is in […]
United States President Barack Obama’s decision to name Robert Ford, as the new ambassador to Syria, to fill a post that has been vacant since 2005 […]