Analytical Articles
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Diasporic Syrian Activism in the US: Successes and Challenges
Introduction This commentary offers a critical assessment of Syrian anti-Assad advocacy and lobbying efforts in the United States. Alongside transitional justice advancements that seek to prosecute Assad regime officials in international courts,[1] the efforts of Syria’s transnational or diasporic activists…
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Syrian Civil Society and Politics: The Relationship Between Them… ‘Madaniyya’ is Not an Exception
Regardless of the developments in the past regarding the concept of civil society, the term "civil society" in its current sense emerged after the birth of modern states and gained increased importance with the decline of the Eastern bloc and…
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Pro-Israel Lobby in America and Its Influence on Middle Eastern Foreign Policy
With the eruption of the Syrian revolution and its transformation into a complex regional and international crisis, the Syrian issue delved deep into the depths of regional and international geopolitical balances. Some forces within the Revolution and Opposition had once…
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In Addition to Relief and Shelter, Ten Urgent Challenges that need to be Prepared for Following the Earthquake – Lessons Learned from the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
The report aims to provide a panoramic overview of the humanitarian impact, needs, and anticipated challenges of the earthquake. It does so by utilizing a comparative approach with a similar case, the 2010 Haiti earthquake. This will assist humanitarian practitioners…
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Russia and Assad’s Regime; A Strategic Alliance and Tactical Differences
This report sheds a light on the dynamics of the relationship between Russia and Assad’s regime, it tries to predict the future of this relationship in the light of heightened political competitiveness and tension between the actors in the conflict,…
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Protest in the City of Al-Bab: A Reading into the Factors and Lessons Learnt
This article presents a reading into the factors contributing to the formation of the recent popular movement in the city of Al-Bab, as well as its tactics, mobilisation, and the building of its demands all the way up to achieving…
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A Look into the Factors Affecting the Iranian American Relations and its Implications on the Syrian Issue
This article aims to study the complicated relationship that brought “Israel”, Iran, and the United States together, with the goal of drawing an image of this dynamic and understanding the factors affecting it. Which in turn helps with understanding the…
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The Features of the “Step for Step” Approach
This article researches the approach called to by the UN special envoy Pedersen and investigates whether it is a step towards a political solution, or just a new manoeuvre to override UN resolutions and political transition. As well as focus…
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ISIS attack on Al-Sina’a prison in Al-Hasakah A reading of the backgrounds and outcomes
This article examines the background of the recent ISIS attack on the “Sina’a” prison in the city of Hasaka, and expands further on the study of the process and its results, concluding by examining the crisis of SDF camps and…
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A Reading into the Electricity Pricing Crisis in the Syrian North, an Analysis of the Relationship between the Local Populous and the Existing Governing Institutions
This article researches the reasons behind the recent raising of energy prices to analyse the relationships between the local populous, local committees and electric companies. To look at both its positives and negatives and suggest some tools to avoid falling…
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