Dr. Mohammed Hassan al-Qadi
A researcher specialized in comparative political systems and Arab and international political affairs
Abstract
Following the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2014, the Syrian crisis entered a new stage marked by a transition from civil war toward relative political stability. This phase has centered on rebuilding state institutions and restoring the foundations of governance, alongside efforts to reestablish internal cohesion. Despite the substantial challenges accompanying this transition — including questions surrounding the nature of the political system and national identity, the incorporation of armed factions into official security structures, the pursuit of national reconciliation and transitional justice, reconstruction, refugee repatriation and economic recovery — the prospects for strengthening stability in Syria remain significant. Such stability could carry important implications for both regional and international security.
Syria has reportedly avoided becoming a front in the US-Israel war with Iran and has, in this context, also avoided the serious consequences such a confrontation entails. This outcome is attributed to its distancing from Iranian influence.
The study examines the repercussions of the end of armed conflict and the relative improvement in Syria’s stability indicators on regional and global security. It addresses several principal dimensions, including the conceptual framework of political stability and its connection to regional and international security, the transformations that have shaped the Syrian landscape following the fall of the Assad regime and the broader security implications of political stability in Syria…
