Featured reading

Explore our Syria work


Syria Project

Our work on Syria sheds light on the ongoing struggle of Syrians to fulfill their desire for democratic self-governance as the United States and the international community grapple with the aftermath of a devastating civil war, millions of refugees across the Middle East and Europe, and ongoing security and political challenges spilling over Syria’s borders.


Group of world leaders sitting around table set up.

Syria Strategy Project

The Atlantic Council, Middle East Institute, and European Institute of Peace collaborate with subject matter experts and policymakers in the US, Europe, and the Middle East to develop a holistic strategy to sustainably forge a pathway to resolving Syria’s crisis.

Featured experts

Leadership

Fellows

Past events

Learn more about the Middle East Programs

Middle East Programs

Working with our allies and partners in Europe and the wider Middle East to protect US interests, build peace and security, and unlock the human potential of the region.

Sign up for all the latest updates!

Sign up for the MENASource newsletter, highlighting pieces that follow democratic transitions and economic changes throughout the region.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.


Content

In the News

Sep 8, 2016

Stein Quoted by BuzzFeed News on Turkey’s Syria Intervention

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria Turkey

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Stein in War on the Rocks: This Is How Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Could Get Bogged Down

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria Turkey

SyriaSource

Sep 7, 2016

Education in Idlib: The Kids Aren’t Alright

By Tirwada Abd al-Haqq

There is no effective difference between the Syrian state and some of forces engaged in conflict in Syria, despite the different names which they’ve given themselves: the regime in power, revolutionaries, armed opposition, Islamist factions, and so on. Each is trying to hold the country hostage, and none are blameless when it comes to the […]

Syria

In the News

Sep 6, 2016

Hof Joins NPR to Discuss the Civilian Cost of the Syrian Conflict

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Sep 5, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss the Crisis in Syria

By Ariel Cohen

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Sep 5, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by The Telegraph on the British Peers and Priests that Met with Assad

By H.A. Hellyer

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Sep 5, 2016

al-Kattan in War on the Rocks: Decisive Military Defections in Syria: A Case of Wishful Thinking

By Rashad al-Kattan

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Sep 4, 2016

Hof Quoted by the New York Times on the Lack of Discussion of Syria in the Presidential Election

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Sep 1, 2016

Hof Quoted by CNN on the Impact of the War on Syria’s Children

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Sep 1, 2016

Slavin Quoted by Rare on the Situation in Syria

By Barbara Slavin

Read the full article here.

Syria

Experts