Peace

A boy sits atop someone's shoulders as people celebrate the first anniversary of the overthrow of the Assad regime on December 8, 2025 in Damascus, Syria. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Syria: Joy and Sadness

In this week’s update, read about Syrian joy and sadness on the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime.

12 Dec 25

People wave flags and take photographs as they celebrate the first anniversary of the overthrow of the Assad regime on in Umayyad Square December 8, 2025 in Damascus, Syria. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

“Was Syria Worth This Price?”

On the anniversary of the fall of the regime, our joy is mixed with bitterness and our laughter with tears.

12 Dec 25

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) answers questions during a signing ceremony with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) in the State Dining Room of the White House on August 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. The agreement signed during the ceremony is intended to bring an end to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijani that has lasted for decades. © Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Caucasus Hopeful After Peace Deal, But Spoilers Loom

The US-brokered deal uses major business projects to resolve a long-standing conflict. But can it survive the dangers ahead?

19 Sep 25

A woman waves the Ukrainian national flag in support of the residents and defenders of Mariupol on March 19, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Security is Key to Peace in Ukraine

Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk's plea for justice and security in any future Ukraine-Russia peace deal.

28 Feb 25

A woman waves the Ukrainian national flag in support of the residents and defenders of Mariupol on March 19, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Ukraine: “We Will Continue to Fight for Our Future”

Nobel Peace Prize winner warns that peace will remain elusive without justice or security.

27 Feb 25

A defaced mural of Hafez al-Assad, father of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a highway on the outskirts of Damascus on December 17, 2024. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Syria’s Ten Post-Assad Challenges

As Syrians start to re-build, complex domestic, regional and international realties will determine this transition.

19 Dec 24

A Ukrainian tank drives down a street in the heavily damaged town of Siversk which is situated near the front lines with Russia in Siversk, Ukraine. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Why Ukraine’s Fight Must Continue

A premature deal would be wrong, not least because we already tried – and it failed.

19 Apr 24

A protester holds up photographs showing murdered civilians of the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv during a demonstration against the Russian military invasion of Ukraine on April 06, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Ukraine: Fighting for Human Values

On the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion, Nobel prize-winner calls for world’s continued support and decisive action.

23 Feb 24

Since 1992, the Yerablur military cemetery, on a hilltop in the outskirts of Yerevan, has been the burial place of Armenian soldiers who died in the Nagorny Karabakh wars. © Arshaluis Mghdesyan

Is Armenia Giving up on Nagorny Karabakh?

Statements recognising Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity signal painful decisions may lie ahead.

8 Jun 23

On October 6, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, French President Emmanuel Macron, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, and EU Council President Charles Michel met in Prague on the side of the inaugural summit of the European Political Community. © The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia website, https://www.primeminister.am/

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Pursuing an Elusive Peace

After a recent flurry of diplomacy, Yerevan and Baku seem closer than ever to attaining normalisation.

15 Oct 22

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