All Policy Analysis by Noam Raydan

A prison holding hundreds of jihadists has become fruitful recruiting ground for ISIS, and a potential prisoner swap could eventually lead to ex-inmates taking leadership roles in the group.

What civil war? The regime's Tourism Ministry thinks you'll enjoy these new beachside cafes.

The Syrian conflict is rattling the world of the Druze, an ethnic group that straddles national lines.

The Druse cannot bet on the still-fragmented Syrian opposition to protect them.