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Bassma Kodmani, Syrian political scientist and opposition activist, has died
Bassma Kodmani on the Syrian Uprising
Security Transformations in Southern Syria: Authority, Armed Networks, and Foreign Intervention
French-Syrian opposition figure Bassma Kodmani dies at 64: family
What Does Iran Really Want?
Syrian exodus: from refugees to diaspora
Syrian Opposition Groups Meet in Qatar in Search of Unity, Traction Inside the Homeland
The Bassma Kodmani Fellowship: Advancing a Democratic Transition in Syria
This one-year fellowship is dedicated to fostering rigorous research and policy engagement on Syria's transition toward inclusive governance, human rights, and...
Celebrating the lives of feminist icons
In commemoration of this year's Women's Day, we remember the Lebanese Linda Matar and the Frenco-Syrian Bassma Kodmani, both of whom passed away early in the...
Annual Fellowships
Each year ARI selects a number of individuals from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to expand its expert partner network.
Bassma Kodmani, Syrian political scientist and opposition activist, has died
Bassma Kodmani, Syrian political scientist and opposition activist, has died. The leading figure of the exiled Syrian opposition devoted most of...
Bassma Kodmani on the Syrian Uprising
The way out of the Syrian quagmire is through a unified, representative political authority that is responsible for channeling support to...
Security Transformations in Southern Syria: Authority, Armed Networks, and Foreign Intervention
Southern Syria—comprising Quneitra, Daraa, and Sweida Governorates—has long been a volatile border region. The collapse of the Assad regime...
French-Syrian opposition figure Bassma Kodmani dies at 64: family
Leading Syrian academic and opposition figure Bassma Kodmani died in Paris on Thursday aged 64 after a long battle with cancer, her family told...
What Does Iran Really Want?
The Trump strategy of smothering Iran with sanctions and isolation has had consequences far beyond the risk of a shortened nuclear breakout time.
Syrian exodus: from refugees to diaspora
When I left Syria at the age of ten, I did not realize that I was part of a family of Syrian refugees. It was my father who faced 'political...
Syrian Opposition Groups Meet in Qatar in Search of Unity, Traction Inside the Homeland
Several Syrian opposition groups met earlier this week in Doha to try to revive their more than 10-year campaign to wrest Syria from the hands of Bashar Assad.
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Syrian academic and former senior opposition spokesperson (Syrian National Council, 2011–2012); long-time advocate for political transition in Syria (deceased 2023).