Syria’s Unstable Transition
Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is widely hailed as an Islamist radical gone moderate. The plaudits reflect not the real strength of Syrian democracy but international players’ belief that he can keep order.
2 Article(s) by: Santiago Montag
Santiago Montag is an Argentine journalist and photographer. His work has been featured in Spanish-speaking media like La Izquierda Diario, La Tinta, Jacobin Latin America, Nueva Sociedad, CTXT, and El Salto.
In Syria, Aid Cuts Threaten to Feed the Return of ISIS
The al-Hawl refugee camp in northeastern Syria is effectively an open-air prison for 50,000 people suspected of ties to ISIS. The Syrian Democratic Forces are struggling to deal with them — and now the Trump administration is cutting US funding.