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Panel 3 of our conference “What Next for Syria: Options, Opportunities & Challenges,” is now under way. A superb line up is discussing “the jihadist future and foreign fighters”, including Mina Al-Lami, Orwa Ajjoub | عُروة, & Jerome Drevon, chaired by Rym Momtaz ريم ممتاز (rmomtaz.bsky.social).

US President Trump replies "Yes, I think so", after a reporter asks if there will be a meeting with the Syrian President in Saudi Arabia.

An audible cheer went up as day 1 of our Johanna Inness conference on Syria ended and this news broke. Absolutely historic moment, and a real opportunity for Syria to start down the long road of recovery.

Only if you knew how many Syrians would love to see your reaction today as the country turns a new page, moving away from the sanctions and ostracization that you brought on all of us.

Incredible scenes

The fact all this is happening during the second day of our Johanna Inness conference on Syria has injected a real sense of excitement and discussion during breakouts between the panels.

Another capacity audience for day 2, now listening to our panel on “disinformation, online campaigns, and the role of Arab media,” with Gareth Browne, Fadah Jassem and Razan Rashidi, chaired by Dania Akkad.

Our Johanna Inness two-day conference wraps up, having brought together an extraordinary number of people (260 registrations in total!). Huge thanks to Haid Haid & @johanna_inness for bringing it all together & to everyone who spoke and attended.

Big congrats to everyone at Johanna Inness. Easily the best conference related to Syria I’ve ever attended from the quality of all the speakers and panels to the excellent and engaged crowd. Hopefully, something like this can be done in Syria soon too.

📢 Exciting news! Johanna Inness and Centre for Grand Strategy have merged to form a new hub within War Studies King's College London: the Centre for Statecraft & National Security (Centre for Statecraft & National Security) ➡️You can find more information here: csns.uk

Big announcement here. Congrats to Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens & Johanna Inness for taking this forward over the last year.

The US flag flies in Damascus again. Special envoy Thomas Barrack raised it at the U.S. residency alongside Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.

“We can weave the threads of a new tapestry by helping, not dictating…”

For many over 14 years, Gaziantep was the placeholder for Aleppo. Syrians would go there to feel the warmth of Aleppo — seeking refuge in a pulse that sounds like their own; setting up businesses and residence - stimulating the city’s local economy, civil society and

Another day, another extraordinary, previously unimaginable picture coming out of Syria.

These scenes of Saudi FM strolling in Damascus’ grand mosque mark 6 months since Assad was toppled, a befitting projection of new Saudi regional outlook vis-a-vis Iran after Trump’s visit (a visit to the West Bank would be for both Iran & Netanyahu)

Secret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Assad regime bbc.in/3FssdgN

Words matter. My assessment of the trajectory that led to yesterday's horrific attack in Boulder. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Huge news from the White Helmets. 🇬🇧 has supported the WH for more than a decade and I’m immensely proud of this partnership. I have witnessed their volunteers' bravery through war and natural disasters. We remain committed to supporting the WH as it embarks on its transition.

This is great news and a huge development