After the revolution: what next for Syria and Syrians?
Description
Thirteen years after the start of the Syrian revolution, it came to an end in late 2024 when Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist organisation, overthrew the Assad regime. Since then, the rebels have formed a caretaker government, the European Union has decided to suspend sanctions to pave the way for aid and investments to come into the country, and more than 100,000 Syrians have returned from neighbouring countries. Yet many uncertainties remain: what will Syria’s future state look like? Will HTS succeed in building a lasting coalition with Syria’s many political factions? And will it be safe enough for Syrian refugees to go home, should they wish so?
This event is co-hosted by the University of Edinburgh's Citizenship and Migration Research Network, Middle East Research Group and the Politics in Contested Times Series.
Key speakers
- Dr Haian Dukhan will talk about the Fall of Assad’s Regime, its causes and challenges ahead for Syria. Dr Dukhan is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Teesside University.
- Dr Dima Hussain will discuss how HTS came to power in Idlib and how they delt with the legal sector in the governorate, including the legal normative order of the tribes. Dr Hussain is a CIVICA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Central European University in Vie
- Dr Thomas Pierret will discuss how Ahmad al-Sharaa, the HTS leader, built his power, and how he aims to keep it. Dr Pierret is a Senior Researcher at Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence, France, and was a Senior Lecturer at the Univers
- Mr Charles Lawley will talk about the current situation and challenges for humanitarian assistance inside Syria. Mr Lawley is Director of Communications and Advocacy at Action For Humanity/Syria Relief.
- Chair: Dr Ann-Christin Zuntz, Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh
Partner institutions
- Citizenship and Migration Research Network (CMRN)
- Politics in Contested Times Series
- Middle East Research Group