Safety or Strategy? Explaining Israel’s Intervention in Post-Assad Syria

Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024, Israel wasted no time in launching an incursion across the Syrian border, capturing military posts and the strategic peak of Mount Hermon. This action, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed, was a “temporary” measure to “ensure that no hostile force embeds itself right next to the border of Israel.” However, after an entire year of occupation without any major threats emerging at the border, Israel has not withdrawn.

GlobeEzra RubinMarch 19, 2026israel, syria, ezra rubin, foreign policy, assadComment

Syria’s Warming Relationship with the Arab World

While the Arab world may not be ready to fully integrate Syria into the realm of regional policy making, small signs of warming relationships are springing up at the initiative of individual states.

GlobeChloe CraigFebruary 7, 2019syria, jordan, middle east, nassib border, assad, hezbollahComment