JANUARY 2025 | NO 2501
MIDDLE EAST
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Syria: after the fall of the Assad regime
Syria’s long civil war has come to an end, for now. Who will be the winners and losers? AKRAM BELKAÏD ▶ p4
President Trump second time round
America First: now US preeminence may take an especially self-interested form | MICHAEL T KLARE ▶ p7
The travails of Emmanuel Macron Despite voters’ outright rejection, the French president pursues his centrist agenda | SERGE HALIMI ▶ p10
EUROPE
Germany’s AfD targets the youth vote
Far-right AfD’s striking gains concern Olaf Scholz’s lame-duck coalition ahead of election | BORIS GRÉSILLON ▶ p11
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Palestinian women in prison: a history of resistance
Unity has transcended diverse backgrounds, despite often deplorable conditions | ASJA ZAINO & HÉLÈNE SERVEL ▶ p2
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