Syrian opposition

The arrest of the Turkish president's main rival, Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu, sharpens the contradictions of the peace effort with the Kurds.

"The international community sidelined and ignored Syria over the past five years and it cannot afford to repeat that mistake."

Is HTS now the new government of Syria under international law or is the toppled Assad regime still the government? Is there perhaps no government currently at all?

Syrian policymakers should pursue a locally-driven and incremental approach to constitutionalism for a more cohesive and just future.

Aleppo is a warning, Syria cannot be ignored, and more particularly the situation of thousands of men, women and children deemed affiliated with ISIS must be resolved.

The geopolitical factors driving the recent escalation in Syria and an urgent call for a renewed U.S. strategy in Syria.

Using amnesties, trials, and “parole boards” for detainees in northeast Syria would be consistent with the requirements of international law.

Recent rulings may force countries to reckon with their denial of due process to the accused and justice to the victims.

The capture raises a host of issues on detention and prosecution of terrorists in areas where the US does not have a large ground presence.

Whether one thinks of Syria, Libya, Yemen, or Ukraine, third-State involvement is undeniably a common feature of many – if not most – ongoing non-international armed conflicts.…

The detention conundrum: States rely on non-state groups for counterterrorism operations, but they are simultaneously reluctant to accept the return of terrorists captured and…

Does international law require States to repatriate their foreign fighters?