Joseph Daher

Since the Assad dictatorship’s fall, economic recovery has lagged while reconstruction is benefiting the rich. In response, there has been a surge in protest, reports Joseph Daher.

Joseph Daher analyzes the expansion of the US-Israel war into Lebanon, its impact on that country and on Iran’s ally Hezbollah.

Joseph Daher writes about the evolution of Kurdish politics after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.

Joseph Daher provides an update on the worrying developments under Ahmed al-Sharaa’s new government.

Joseph Daher — Events in Suweida demonstrate Syria is experiencing a process of establishing a new authoritarian regime.

Joseph Daher — The new authorities are rooting themselves in international alliances while resorting to sectarianism similarly to the old regime.

Sharaa’s gamble on centralising Syria by force rather than democratic consensus building gets a deadly reality check in Suweida, writes Joseph Daher.

Joseph Daher discusses regional and multipolar imperialism, the limits of Iranian resistance, and the international path toward Palestinian liberation.

Joseph Daher — The ability to improve socio-economic conditions is crucial to widen participation of the Syrian people in the struggles for democratic rights in the country. But the interim government is working in continuity with the previous regime.

Joseph Daher analyses the threats posed by the remnants of the old Assad regime and HTS's policy to consolidate its power over the new Syria.

Joseph Daher — Syria's future will depend on the ability of democratic and progressive groups to organise themselves in the face of both internal and external threats.

Joseph Daher explains why the Assad regime's toppling in Syria is important to liberation efforts across the region, especially for the Palestinian struggle.