A publication of the Syria Advisory Group
Free quantitative analysis on Syria's reconstruction — sectors, legislation, and political economy. Interviews with leading policymakers and thinkers. Published on Substack.
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Sector-level quantitative data
Housing, energy, agriculture, healthcare, banking, and more — tracked with primary and secondary data. Not press releases, not summaries. Numbers with sources.
Legislative and regulatory analysis
Analysis of new and amended legislation as it is published. Plain-language explanation of what it means for reconstruction, investment, and service delivery.
Policymaker interviews
Primary interviews with ministers, senior officials, and reconstruction experts. First-person, on-the-record, and focused on the decisions that matter.
Political economy commentary
Analytical commentary on the economic, political, and institutional dynamics shaping Syria's reconstruction trajectory — written to inform decisions, not just describe events.
Issues
The inaugural issue of The Syrian Reconstruction Monitor sets the baseline: quantitative assessment of six key sectors, analysis of major legislation since December 2024, and an interview with a senior official on reconstruction sequencing and the private sector's role.
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Quantitative assessment of housing stock damage and displacement, infrastructure rehabilitation requirements, and the regulatory framework governing urban reconstruction.
Subscribe to be notified →Sector-level data on healthcare facility status, education system capacity, and the human capital dimensions of Syria's long-term reconstruction challenge.
Subscribe to be notified →Analysis of the sanctions landscape, international financing mechanisms, and the institutional frameworks governing external support for Syria's reconstruction.
Subscribe to be notified →About The Monitor
There is no shortage of analysis on Syria. But most of it is either too political to be operationally useful, too general to inform sector-level decisions, or locked behind institutional subscriptions that most people working on Syria cannot access.
The Monitor was designed to address all three problems. It is quantitative: every sector piece is built on data, with sources. It is focused: each issue covers a bounded set of sectors and legislative developments in depth, not breadth. And it is free: every issue is available to anyone on Substack, no subscription required.
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Monthly cadence, sector rotation
Each issue covers four to six sectors in depth, rotating across Syria's reconstruction landscape.
One policymaker interview per issue
Primary, on-the-record interviews with ministers and senior officials — not secondary commentary.
Published by the Syria Advisory Group
An independent organisation with no commercial interests in Syria and no conflicting mandates.
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