Jerome Drevon
@jeromed.bsky.social
Senior analyst on Jihad and Modern Conflict at International Crisis Group (ICG). Associate at Graduate Institute Geneva. Interested in armed groups. Books on Jihad in Egypt and Syria (openaccess). Forthcoming book on HTS
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Jerome Drevon
@jeromed.bsky.social
· Feb 9
Five years in the making, based on dozens of travel to Idlib under HTS control, multiple interviews with Ahmad al-Sharaa, his closest associates, other factions, ministers, dissidents, opponents, civil society, diplomats, and more
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‘Fascinating and informative, drawing on the authors’ extensive fieldwork in the region.’
Transformed by the People by Patrick Haenni & @jeromed.bsky.social reviewed in @wsj.com 👏
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Transformed by the People by Patrick Haenni & @jeromed.bsky.social reviewed in @wsj.com 👏
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‘Transformed by the People’ Review: Revolution and Realignment
The Islamist movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham entered Damascus and toppled the Assad regime last year. What comes next for Syria?
www.wsj.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
‘Fascinating and informative, drawing on the authors’ extensive fieldwork in the region.’
Transformed by the People by Patrick Haenni & @jeromed.bsky.social reviewed in @wsj.com 👏
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Transformed by the People by Patrick Haenni & @jeromed.bsky.social reviewed in @wsj.com 👏
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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AI is changing how wars are fought, but at what moral cost?
Will Israel’s Algorithmic Counter-Insurgency Proliferate to the West?
Israel’s recent campaign in Gaza marks a turning point in modern warfare: the fusion of counter-insurgency and artificial intelligence. Will Western
warontherocks.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
AI is changing how wars are fought, but at what moral cost?
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The book is finally out in the US too www.amazon.com/Transformed-...
October 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The book is finally out in the US too www.amazon.com/Transformed-...
The book is finally out in the US too www.amazon.com/Transformed-...
October 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The book is finally out in the US too www.amazon.com/Transformed-...
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Vous vous demandez “Où en est la Syrie" ?
Rejoignez-nous le 📅 3 novembre, 12h30, à l’Institut et en ligne pour un échange sur les dynamiques actuelles, HTS, révolutions et transitions.
Avec @jeromed.bsky.social and Patrick Haenni, co-auteurs de Transformed by the People.
👉 shorturl.at/H0sji
Rejoignez-nous le 📅 3 novembre, 12h30, à l’Institut et en ligne pour un échange sur les dynamiques actuelles, HTS, révolutions et transitions.
Avec @jeromed.bsky.social and Patrick Haenni, co-auteurs de Transformed by the People.
👉 shorturl.at/H0sji
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Vous vous demandez “Où en est la Syrie" ?
Rejoignez-nous le 📅 3 novembre, 12h30, à l’Institut et en ligne pour un échange sur les dynamiques actuelles, HTS, révolutions et transitions.
Avec @jeromed.bsky.social and Patrick Haenni, co-auteurs de Transformed by the People.
👉 shorturl.at/H0sji
Rejoignez-nous le 📅 3 novembre, 12h30, à l’Institut et en ligne pour un échange sur les dynamiques actuelles, HTS, révolutions et transitions.
Avec @jeromed.bsky.social and Patrick Haenni, co-auteurs de Transformed by the People.
👉 shorturl.at/H0sji
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Find CCDP community associates in the latest research bulletin:
❇️ @jeromed.bsky.social
❇️ @jenniferthornquest.bsky.social
❇️ @elenabutti.bsky.social
❇️ @sarahellmuller.bsky.social
❇️ Reza Mehraeen
❇️ Khalid Tinasti
❇️ Robert Watkins
❇️ @jeromed.bsky.social
❇️ @jenniferthornquest.bsky.social
❇️ @elenabutti.bsky.social
❇️ @sarahellmuller.bsky.social
❇️ Reza Mehraeen
❇️ Khalid Tinasti
❇️ Robert Watkins
📰 Read our latest Research Bulletin !
🏆 Prizes awarded at 🎓Graduation Ceremony, 👥 new visiting fellows and projects, 📚latest publications, and much more !
@gvagrad.bsky.social #research #socialsciences
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🏆 Prizes awarded at 🎓Graduation Ceremony, 👥 new visiting fellows and projects, 📚latest publications, and much more !
@gvagrad.bsky.social #research #socialsciences
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October 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Find CCDP community associates in the latest research bulletin:
❇️ @jeromed.bsky.social
❇️ @jenniferthornquest.bsky.social
❇️ @elenabutti.bsky.social
❇️ @sarahellmuller.bsky.social
❇️ Reza Mehraeen
❇️ Khalid Tinasti
❇️ Robert Watkins
❇️ @jeromed.bsky.social
❇️ @jenniferthornquest.bsky.social
❇️ @elenabutti.bsky.social
❇️ @sarahellmuller.bsky.social
❇️ Reza Mehraeen
❇️ Khalid Tinasti
❇️ Robert Watkins
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The book draws on dozens of interviews with al-Sharaa, his associates who later became ministers, dissidents and opponents, as well as diplomats.
www.amazon.com/Transformed-... www.amazon.co.uk/Transformed-...
www.amazon.com/Transformed-... www.amazon.co.uk/Transformed-...
Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's Road to Power in Syria
Amazon.com: Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's Road to Power in Syria eBook : Haenni, Patrick, Drevon, Jerome: Books
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September 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The book draws on dozens of interviews with al-Sharaa, his associates who later became ministers, dissidents and opponents, as well as diplomats.
www.amazon.com/Transformed-... www.amazon.co.uk/Transformed-...
www.amazon.com/Transformed-... www.amazon.co.uk/Transformed-...
The arrival of Ahmad al-Sharaa in NYC for the UNGA is a timely moment to highlight our new book, published a few weeks ago in Europe and in a month ago in the US (already on Kindle). What lessons can we draw from the past? A threat
September 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The arrival of Ahmad al-Sharaa in NYC for the UNGA is a timely moment to highlight our new book, published a few weeks ago in Europe and in a month ago in the US (already on Kindle). What lessons can we draw from the past? A threat
Our book is finally out in the UK and Europe! (also in a week or so on the kindle in the US, and early November for the hardback in North America). You have read parts of the first chapters on google book: www.google.fr/books/editio...
August 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Our book is finally out in the UK and Europe! (also in a week or so on the kindle in the US, and early November for the hardback in North America). You have read parts of the first chapters on google book: www.google.fr/books/editio...
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Congratulations Patrick Haenni and @jeromed.bsky.social, Transformed by the People is out now👏
‘Essential reading.’ @irishtimes.com
‘Haenni and Drevon have done the impossible… a gem, a superb, edifying and eye-opening account.’—Robert Malley
25% off w/code TRANSFORMED25➡️ tinyurl.com/mb4nrc7n
‘Essential reading.’ @irishtimes.com
‘Haenni and Drevon have done the impossible… a gem, a superb, edifying and eye-opening account.’—Robert Malley
25% off w/code TRANSFORMED25➡️ tinyurl.com/mb4nrc7n
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Congratulations Patrick Haenni and @jeromed.bsky.social, Transformed by the People is out now👏
‘Essential reading.’ @irishtimes.com
‘Haenni and Drevon have done the impossible… a gem, a superb, edifying and eye-opening account.’—Robert Malley
25% off w/code TRANSFORMED25➡️ tinyurl.com/mb4nrc7n
‘Essential reading.’ @irishtimes.com
‘Haenni and Drevon have done the impossible… a gem, a superb, edifying and eye-opening account.’—Robert Malley
25% off w/code TRANSFORMED25➡️ tinyurl.com/mb4nrc7n
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Really cool work out by @andresuribe.bsky.social and colleauges on estimating the prevalence of criminal governance in Latin America ⤵️
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
#Criminal #Governance in #Latin #America: Prevalence and Correlates
By @andresuribe.bsky.social, Benjamin Lessing, Noah Schouela & Elayne Stecher
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
#Criminal #Governance in #Latin #America: Prevalence and Correlates
By @andresuribe.bsky.social, Benjamin Lessing, Noah Schouela & Elayne Stecher
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
August 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Really cool work out by @andresuribe.bsky.social and colleauges on estimating the prevalence of criminal governance in Latin America ⤵️
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New article by @jeromed.bsky.social et al., The end of Jihadi Salafism? The religious governance of HTS, the Post-Jihadi rebel ruler in Northern Syria www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The end of Jihadi Salafism? The religious governance of HTS, the Post-Jihadi rebel ruler in Northern Syria
Jihadis differentiate themselves from other Muslims by their demand for an Islamic state based on their interpretation of Islamic law as well as their legitimization of violence against Muslim dome...
www.tandfonline.com
May 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New article by @jeromed.bsky.social et al., The end of Jihadi Salafism? The religious governance of HTS, the Post-Jihadi rebel ruler in Northern Syria www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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As POTUS meets Syrian President Al-Sharaa, the world asks how an Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadi group evolved into the movement rebuilding Syria post-Assad. Find out how in 'Transformed by the People' by @jeromed.bsky.social & Patrick Haenni. Pre-order here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr9w9tex
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Trump to Lift Sanctions on Syria and Meet With New President
President Trump, on a state visit to Saudi Arabia, said he made the decision after speaking to the Saudi crown prince. The president is trying to drum up Saudi investment in the U.S.
tinyurl.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
As POTUS meets Syrian President Al-Sharaa, the world asks how an Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadi group evolved into the movement rebuilding Syria post-Assad. Find out how in 'Transformed by the People' by @jeromed.bsky.social & Patrick Haenni. Pre-order here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr9w9tex
tinyurl.com/4cbrp9de
tinyurl.com/4cbrp9de
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So excited to see this out. Stathis and I presented a first version of this paper at APSA in 2010.
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Ideology and Revolution in Civil Wars: The “Marxist Paradox” - cup.org/3GrU7cV
- @laiabalcells.bsky.social & STATHIS N. KALYVAS
#FirstView
Ideology and Revolution in Civil Wars: The “Marxist Paradox” - cup.org/3GrU7cV
- @laiabalcells.bsky.social & STATHIS N. KALYVAS
#FirstView
April 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
So excited to see this out. Stathis and I presented a first version of this paper at APSA in 2010.
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NEW OP-ED | Syria’s Uncertain New Order
Many are worried about the possibility of a return to a one-party state—much like that of the Assad regime. But many Syrians perceive their new leader, correctly, as a radical pragmatist, writes @jeromed.bsky.social.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
Many are worried about the possibility of a return to a one-party state—much like that of the Assad regime. But many Syrians perceive their new leader, correctly, as a radical pragmatist, writes @jeromed.bsky.social.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
Syria’s Uncertain New Order | Crisis Group
Can Shara’s Government Unite a Country Ready to Explode?
www.crisisgroup.org
April 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NEW OP-ED | Syria’s Uncertain New Order
Many are worried about the possibility of a return to a one-party state—much like that of the Assad regime. But many Syrians perceive their new leader, correctly, as a radical pragmatist, writes @jeromed.bsky.social.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
Many are worried about the possibility of a return to a one-party state—much like that of the Assad regime. But many Syrians perceive their new leader, correctly, as a radical pragmatist, writes @jeromed.bsky.social.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
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Read @jeromed.bsky.social on the factors that will make it more difficult for Syria’s new government to consolidate its hold over the country—and to get all of the country’s constituent groups on board:
Syria’s Uncertain New Order
Can Shara’s government unite a country ready to explode?
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Read @jeromed.bsky.social on the factors that will make it more difficult for Syria’s new government to consolidate its hold over the country—and to get all of the country’s constituent groups on board:
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… Sharaa is seen as a radical pragmatist, willing to make concessions and abandon alliances in pursuit of power.
But it does not seem Syria will again become a one-state autocracy, even if that were an outcome that Shara wanted, @jeromed.bsky.social argues.
www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/syrias...
But it does not seem Syria will again become a one-state autocracy, even if that were an outcome that Shara wanted, @jeromed.bsky.social argues.
www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/syrias...
Syria’s Uncertain New Order
Can Shara’s government unite a country ready to explode?
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
… Sharaa is seen as a radical pragmatist, willing to make concessions and abandon alliances in pursuit of power.
But it does not seem Syria will again become a one-state autocracy, even if that were an outcome that Shara wanted, @jeromed.bsky.social argues.
www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/syrias...
But it does not seem Syria will again become a one-state autocracy, even if that were an outcome that Shara wanted, @jeromed.bsky.social argues.
www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/syrias...
On the nature of the new Syrian government and its challenges www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/syrias... @crisisgroup.org @foreignaffairs.com
Syria’s Uncertain New Order
Can Shara’s government unite a country ready to explode?
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
On the nature of the new Syrian government and its challenges www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/syrias... @crisisgroup.org @foreignaffairs.com
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NEW Q&A | A Glimmer of Peace in Syria’s North East
An accord between Damascus’s interim government and the Kurdish-led SDF could mark a shift in Syria’s post-Assad transition. Crisis Group experts explain what the deal contains and what it means for the region.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
An accord between Damascus’s interim government and the Kurdish-led SDF could mark a shift in Syria’s post-Assad transition. Crisis Group experts explain what the deal contains and what it means for the region.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
A Glimmer of Peace in Syria’s North East | Crisis Group
An accord between the interim government in Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces could mark a turn for the better in the country’s post-Assad transition. In this Q&A, Crisis Group exp...
www.crisisgroup.org
March 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM
NEW Q&A | A Glimmer of Peace in Syria’s North East
An accord between Damascus’s interim government and the Kurdish-led SDF could mark a shift in Syria’s post-Assad transition. Crisis Group experts explain what the deal contains and what it means for the region.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
An accord between Damascus’s interim government and the Kurdish-led SDF could mark a shift in Syria’s post-Assad transition. Crisis Group experts explain what the deal contains and what it means for the region.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
Crisis Group's last briefing on Syria after the downfall of the Assad regime
Syria is living on borrowed time. The interim government should pursue security, economic and governance reforms simultaneously, recognising their interdependence. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
The New Syria: Halting a Dangerous Drift | Crisis Group
Syria’s new order is in a race against the clock. The interim government must strike a delicate balance in dealing with the myriad challenges it faces. Donors should give it the help it needs, lest th...
www.crisisgroup.org
March 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Crisis Group's last briefing on Syria after the downfall of the Assad regime
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@jeromed.bsky.social makes an important point in this @matnashed.bsky.social article: www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
If Damascus can't pay salaries to fighters, then armed groups may end up compensated with territorial fiefdoms from which they farm revenues.
If Damascus can't pay salaries to fighters, then armed groups may end up compensated with territorial fiefdoms from which they farm revenues.
March 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@jeromed.bsky.social makes an important point in this @matnashed.bsky.social article: www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
If Damascus can't pay salaries to fighters, then armed groups may end up compensated with territorial fiefdoms from which they farm revenues.
If Damascus can't pay salaries to fighters, then armed groups may end up compensated with territorial fiefdoms from which they farm revenues.
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Il y a quelques jours, j'ai rencontré à Jérusalem @Avrumburg ancien président travailliste de la Knesset et activiste de la paix, pour un entretien décapant : « La société israélienne a besoin d’être déradicalisée » www.la-croix.com/a-vif/avraha...
Avraham Burg : « La société israélienne a besoin d’être déradicalisée »
Ancien président travailliste de la Knesset et de l’Agence juive, Avraham (Avrum) Burg est aujourd’hui un activiste de la paix. Analysant la situation, cet observateur critique mais optimiste croit en...
www.la-croix.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Il y a quelques jours, j'ai rencontré à Jérusalem @Avrumburg ancien président travailliste de la Knesset et activiste de la paix, pour un entretien décapant : « La société israélienne a besoin d’être déradicalisée » www.la-croix.com/a-vif/avraha...
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You'll never guess the answer (the rich people who want to hoard all the money have all the money to hire people)
I’m a recent Stem grad. Here’s why the right is winning us over
Corporations started wooing my friends as soon as college began. It’s time for the left to reimagine its relationship with tech
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
You'll never guess the answer (the rich people who want to hoard all the money have all the money to hire people)
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(2/5) Jerome Drevon (@jeromed.bsky.social): "From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics." Traces the emergence of Jihadi groups in the Syrian war, their dominance, the rejection of global jihad by some groups, and their political transformation. #CRSBookPrize2025
March 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
(2/5) Jerome Drevon (@jeromed.bsky.social): "From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics." Traces the emergence of Jihadi groups in the Syrian war, their dominance, the rejection of global jihad by some groups, and their political transformation. #CRSBookPrize2025