Arab Reform Initiative مبادرة الإصلاح العربي - 108d ago

(This is an audio-only output. Due to technical issues, the video quality of the live stream was very weak) Following ISIS’s announcement of a “new phase of operations” targeting Syrian military forces, Syria’s fragile post-2024 transition faces renewed security strain. Attacks in the north and east, tensions between government forces and the SDF, and shifting international military footprints raise pressing questions about what this moment means for Syria’s evolving security landscape. In this Instagram Live conversation, intern Nadia Asaad speaks with Syrian columnist, Consulting Research Fellow at Chatham House MENA, and Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Arab Reform Initiative, Dr. Haid Haid. Together, they unpack the evolving security landscape: What conditions are enabling ISIS to reassert itself? How are regional and international actors reshaping the balance of power? And what does this mean for Syria’s transition going forward?