In Syria, the Real Foreign Policy Is Written in the Classroom

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July 21, 2026

As Syria's new leadership seeks closer engagement with Western governments, its education reforms offer an early indication of the country's future direction. This analysis examines what recent curriculum changes reveal about the regime's ideological priorities—from attitudes toward the West and religious minorities to the role of women and Syria's evolving relationship with Turkey.

These findings come ahead of the first comprehensive review of the Syrian curriculum under the auspices of the new regime, which IMPACT-se will soon publish.

Read the full analysis here.

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