Sinan Hatahet | 23 September 2021 | TR
The Future of Assad’s Syria: The Land of the Hopeless Prior to the revolution, the Syrian regime’s extensive authoritarian toolkit combined many functions, including the provision of governmental subsidiaries, employment, universal health and education, [...]
Sinan Hatahet | 12 March 2021 | AR | TR
Following the dramatic and quick deposing of Ben Ali in Tunis and Mubarak in Egypt, the younger and allegedly more popular Bashar al-Assad publically dismissed the possibility of himself witnessing a similar fate. Confident of his ability to navigate through murky waters and maintain a working relationship with the international community despite their previous attempts at alienation
Sinan Hatahet | 23 November 2020 | AR | TR
Despite all appearances, speeches, and claims, Trump’s Syria policies have not marked a break from his predecessor’s. The fight against ISIS, U.S. financial support to the Syrian Democratic Forces, and even sanctions against the [...]
Sinan Hatahet | 05 April 2020 | AR | TR
With a limited capacity to treat just 6500 COVID-19 cases at one time, the Syrian health infrastructure is not equipped to handle any major outbreak of the virus. Since the announcement of the first case [...]
Sinan Hatahet | 16 January 2020 | AR | TR
It is important not to paint Iran’s all political actors with the same brush; whilst some branches are prone to violence
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Mehmet Emin Cengiz 
Bedir Mulla Rashid | 09 April 2019 | AR | TR
Even though foreign fighters are an age-old phenomenon, they have once again come to the fore with the outbreak of the war in Syria. The battlefield has attracted thousands of foreign volunteers who have joined
Sinan Hatahet | 21 December 2017 | TR
The Astana process has deprived the Syrian opposition of an efficient bargaining chip in their negotiations with the regime for a political transition in Syria. In comparison,
Sinan Hatahet | 16 October 2017 | TR
Observers are increasingly focusing their attention on the race for Deir Ezzor as the battle against ISIS inRaqqa draws to its conclusion. Local and regional actors have long presumed the existence of a Russian-American
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Ayman Aldassouky | 26 September 2017 | AR | TR
In the absence of well-established political institutions, Baathist leaders have used sectarian connections, ideological appeal, and command of military forces to consolidate their authority, and have actively prevented the formation of an inclusive Syrian national identity.
Sinan Hatahet | 19 July 2017 | TR
/ / Abstract: This paper aims to understand the infighting dynamics within rebel factions during the [...]
