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Rena Netjes is a Dutch journalist and researcher who has reported extensively from Syria throughout its war. She was previously the Cairo correspondent for Parool newspaper and BNR radio in the Netherlands.
In Syria's Amouda, Residents Hope for Stability and Peace Amid the Country's Transition
Amouda — a small town in northeast Syria near the Turkish border — has no high-rise buildings, and not by accident. The Assad regime never allowed them to be built.
Foreign Combatants and Transitional Justice: The Expanding Case of Polisario Fighters Detained in Post-Assad Syria
Time will tell whether that reasoning leads to their release or further detention in today’s new Syria after choosing to fight with a barbaric regime that killed hundreds of thousands
The Polisario in Syria: How Foreign Fighters Complicate Transitional Justice
Iran has long supported a wide range of armed groups to destabilize nations and advance its interests—particularly in Syria. Militant groups backed by Tehran include Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis
Lifting Sanctions can Supercharge Syria's Liberal Economic Opening
On May 13, U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly announced a “cessation” of sanctions during a major speech in Riyadh. The Syrian diaspora in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and
'Freed From Assad,' Syrians Rejoice While Wary of What Comes Next
Traveling across Syria from north to south this week, from Aleppo to Damascus, I retraced the lightning rebel offensive that in just days ended President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
