An archive of resource links from earlier years can be found here.
Reading on reconstruction
REPORTS
The toll of war: The economic and social consequences of the conflict in Syria
The World Bank, 10 July 2017.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/syria/publication/the-toll-of-war-the-economic-and-social-consequences-of-the-conflict-in-syria
Destruct to reconstruct: How the Syrian regime capitalises on property destruction and land legislation
By Jihad Yazigi, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 24 July 2017.
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/13562.pdf
No Return to Homs: A case study on demographic engineering in Syria
The Syria Institute and Pax, 21 February 2017.
http://syriainstitute.org/2017/02/21/no-return-to-homs-a-case-study-on-demographic-engineering-in-syria/
Rebuilding Syria
By Faysal Itani and Tobias Schneider, Atlantic Council, 4 December 2017.
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/reports/rebuilding-syria
Protect civilians: We need a fresh start for Syria
By Syria Solidarity UK, Rethink Rebuild Society, Syrian Association of Yorkshire, Together for Syria, August 2017.
http://www.protectcivilians.org.uk/
ANALYSIS
The awkward space for Syria’s post-conflict reconstruction
By Emma Beals, Atlantic Council, 25 August 2017.
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/the-awkward-space-for-syria-s-post-conflict-reconstruction
Why gender matters in Syria’s rebuilding efforts
By Lana Khattab and Henri Myrttinen, LSE Gender Institute, 29 August 2017.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2017/08/29/why-gender-matters-in-syrias-rebuilding-efforts/
US AND ALLIED OPTIONS
Rebuild Syria by supporting Syrians, not their state
By Nate Rosenblatt, Atlantic Council, 10 May 2017.
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/rebuild-syria-by-supporting-syrians-not-their-state
Syria reconstruction and the illusion of leverage
By Steven Heydemann, Atlantic Council, 18 May 2017.
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/syria-reconstruction-and-the-illusion-of-leverage
Rules for reconstruction in Syria
By Steven Heydemann, Brookings, 24 August 2017.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/08/24/rules-for-reconstruction-in-syria/
Considering US options for implementing reconstruction projects in Syria
By Emelie Chace-Donahue, Atlantic Council, 10 August 2017.
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/considering-us-options-for-implementing-reconstruction-projects-in-syria
REGIME RECONSTRUCTION PLANS
Syria’s reconstruction plans take shape
By Tom Rollins, Al-Monitor, 10 May 2017.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/syria-war-reconstruction-process-regime-opposition.html
Amid continued instability, why are states investing in Syria?
By Reema Hibrawi, Atlantic Council, 14 June 2017.
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/amid-continued-instability-why-are-states-investing-in-syria
Russia deploys a potent weapon in Syria: The profit motive
By Andrew E Kramer, The New York Times, 5 July 2017.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/world/middleeast/russia-syria-oil-isis.html
Debt-ridden and broke: The Syrian regime’s colossal reconstruction challenge
By Tobias Schneider , Middle East Institute, 18 July 2017.
https://www.mei.edu/content/article/debt-ridden-and-broke-syrian-regime-s-colossal-reconstruction-challenge
The Dragon and the Lion: China’s growing ties with Syria
By Kamal Alam, Middle East Eye, 2 August 2017.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/dragon-and-lion-syrian-chinese-relations-blossom-57414512
ALEPPO
Aleppo’s warlords and post-war reconstruction
By Tobias Schneider, Middle East Institute, 13 June 2017.
https://www.mei.edu/content/article/growing-warlordism-battle-scarred-aleppo
Aleppo factory owner looks to sell business, citing checkpoints, onerous taxes, and low profits
By Noura Hourani and Tariq Adely, Syria Direct, 9 August 2017.
http://syriadirect.org/news/aleppo-factory-owner-looks-to-sell-business-citing-checkpoints-onerous-taxes-and-low-profits/
UN allowing Assad government to take lead in rebuilding Aleppo
By Emma Beals, Fox News, 16 November 2017.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/11/16/un-allowing-assad-government-to-take-lead-in-rebuilding-aleppo.html
EASTERN SYRIA
Water issues are crucial to stability in Syria’s Euphrates Valley
By Fabrice Balanche, The Washington Institute, 26 May 2016.
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/water-issues-are-crucial-to-stability-in-syrias-euphrates-valley
Assad needs ‘Useless Syria’ too
By Fabrice Balanche, The Washington Institute, 4 January 2017.
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/assad-needs-useless-syria-too
Analysis: Future of post-ISIS Raqqa remains unclear
By Wladimir van Wilgenburg, Syria Deeply, 19 June 2017.
https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/06/19/analysis-future-of-post-isis-raqqa-remains-unclear
US sends civilian team to Syria to help the displaced return home
By Michael R Gordon and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times, 22 June 2017.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/politics/syria-trump-civilian-humanitarians.html
Seven days, a gun, and a prayer: The Pentagon’s plan to pacify Raqqa
By Paul McLeary, Foreign Policy, 29 June 2017.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/29/seven-days-a-gun-and-a-prayer-the-pentagons-plan-to-pacify-raqqa/
In a desperate Syrian city, a test of Trump’s policies
By Michael R Gordon, The New York Times, 1 July 2017.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/world/middleeast/syria-raqqa-tabqa.html
Syria: Landmines kill, injure hundreds in Raqqa
Human Rights Watch, 12 February 2018.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/12/syria-landmines-kill-injure-hundreds-raqqa
