News And CommentIn The NewsIn the NewsWho is Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa14 May 2025Featured in Sky NewsSyriaquoteThe real test will be how committed he is to govern via the democratic playbook, and not just borrow the vocabulary."Read the articlechevron-rightkeywordsTopicsUK Foreign and Security PolicySanctionsGlobal SecurityRegions and Country GroupsMiddle East and North AfricaSyriaResearch GroupsInternational SecurityProjectsThe MENA Region in Flux ProgrammeFeatured ExpertDr Burcu OzcelikSenior Research Fellow, Middle East SecurityView profileShare this pagefacebooktwitterlinkedinemailbluesky